A multi-year legal saga has just played out on Reddit, and those who were lucky enough to stick with the story got a chance to see one homeowner come out victorious. In fact, the legal battle was so epic that a lawyer even jumped into the comments to ask mods to pin the post so…
Robert Frost famously wrote, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Most people interpret that to mean that having a fence can help you set boundaries, both physically and emotionally. However, in the real world, good fences don’t mean much in a court of law, especially when it comes to property lines. That’s a lesson a pair…
A Florida woman found herself in front of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal panel recently. The reason? The Hillsborough County Code Enforcement Board told Maureen C. Donnelly that her backyard pool was in violation of the Hillsborough County Property Maintenance Code, issuing her a citation. According to the legal documents posted to FindLaw, Donnelly…
A Tampa man is back in legal hot water months after being released from jail for an unrelated incident. Michael Martin was arrested on Sept. 5 by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Martin was stopped by FHP for speeding. According to the arrest affidavit, the deputy wrote that…
Homeowners know that owning a property comes with a lot of potential risks. That’s because things can (and do) go wrong around the house all the time. And while some things are inevitable (like needing a new roof), others are a little more surprising. One homeowner recently ran into exactly that kind of surprise and…
The internet loves a good before-and-after story. It seems like everything from dazzling glow-ups to muscle-building transformations has found a place with people online, and they can’t get enough of the success stories people share. But one woman’s before-and-after post is going viral for a different reason. That’s because her rent-friendly apartment photos are striking…
In a time when it seems like so much of what goes viral online is bad news, it’s nice to see something sweet and heartwarming gaining traction. That’s exactly what happened with Threads user @meesowcorny’s post. The Sept. 25 post featured a story about two orphaned owl babies. “This is the sweetest act ever; her…
People everywhere have been sharing their frustrations over the rising cost of living. And while some of that can be seen in real time when you head to the grocery store or fill your gas tank, some of it is more subtle, like when you look at what it costs to own a home. One…
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) are frequently in the news due to some of the more outlandish things they ask of the homeowners who live in the community. One Florida HOA is making headlines over an argument about trees. More specifically, CBS12 says that homeowners are being asked to replace some trees that were killed during a…