A bicycle kept at home can feel safer than one locked to a public rack, but a South Carolina burglary investigation shows why rear doors, basement entrances, garages, and sheds still need the same attention as the front door. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies began investigating after a suspicious-person call at a Petty …
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Vancouver landlords can now face a $1,000 municipal ticket if they stop tenants from using portable air conditioners in rental homes without central cooling. The City of Vancouver says council approved Licence By-law amendments on June 3, 2026, to prohibit landlords from preventing portable air-conditioner use when no centralized cooling is provided. The rule does …
Brunswick County homeowners with automatic irrigation systems are being asked to change their watering schedules after public water demand climbed above 80% of available production and distribution capacity. The county issued a Stage 1 Water Conservation Alert on June 9 as drought, heat, and summer use pushed demand higher across the system. The alert is …
Lester Hurst and Helena Peters came back from a trip to their 10-acre property in Burning Springs, Kentucky, and found tire tracks where their tiny home had been parked. The custom tiny house was gone. According to WYMT/WKYT, the Clay County couple had kept the home on wooded land they owned, where it looked like …
A fast-growing privacy plant has turned into a property-line fight in Edison, New Jersey, where homeowners say running bamboo is spreading into yards that never planted it. News 12 New Jersey reported that 25 Edison homeowners have filed complaints with the township about neighbors allowing bamboo to invade their properties. The complaints follow a 2025 …
Some Virginia homeowners are now under mandatory water restrictions that reach straight into the yard, garden, driveway, and pool. Louisa County Water Authority issued the restrictions for customers on its Green Springs/Zion Crossroads and New Bridge/Lake Anna well systems after months of dry conditions lowered well levels below normal for this time of year. 29News …
Home insurance is changing the cost of owning a house before some buyers even reach closing and before some current owners finish a renewal. The U.S. Treasury Department found that homeowners insurance premiums rose 8.7% faster than inflation from 2018 to 2022. Consumers in the 20% of ZIP codes with the highest expected annual losses …
Durham County homeowners will see a higher county property tax rate after commissioners approved a $1.05 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The Durham Board of County Commissioners adopted the FY 2026-27 budget on Monday, June 8. The countywide property tax rate will rise by 2.5 cents to 57.92 cents per $100 of assessed …
A red flag warning is putting gutters, decks, doormats, firewood, garbage bins, dry grass, and patio items back on the checklist for homeowners in parts of Northern California. The National Weather Service San Francisco office issued a red flag warning for the East Bay Hills and North Bay interior mountains from 11 p.m. Wednesday, June …
Warmer weather in Connecticut is bringing rodents, termites, ants, wasps, and mosquitoes back toward foundations, garages, decks, gutters, sheds, trash areas, and damp corners of the yard. A recent FOX61 report said pest activity is increasing as temperatures rise, with rodents and insects moving in search of food, water, and shelter. The warning gives homeowners …