A new apartment proposal is reviving attention on a Riverside property where earlier development plans ran into neighborhood traffic concerns. The plan for 1205 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut, calls for demolishing an existing home built in 1900 and a garage, according to Greenwich Time. Developer Joseph Pecora submitted the proposal to the Planning …
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Tenants at a Park Forest, Illinois, apartment complex say they are living without working air conditioning during one of the hottest stretches of the summer. Residents at Autumn Ridge Apartments & Townhomes told FOX 32 Chicago that the cooling problem has returned as dangerous heat grips the Chicago area. The National Weather Service in Chicago …
A sinkhole in Hendersonville, North Carolina, has grown from a road problem into a property headache for nearby homeowners. The sinkhole is on Toms Park Circle and has been there since Helene, according to WLOS. The City of Hendersonville recently closed that section of the road after officials noticed the sinkhole had worsened. Neighbors say …
A Michigan cat rescue became a public-health and property-safety case after authorities said conditions inside a Redford Township home were too dangerous for responders to enter without special precautions. Redford Township Animal Control responded to a home in the 20000 block of Gaylord Street on June 24 after receiving a welfare-check request, according to ClickOnDetroit. …
Homeowners in Newton, Massachusetts, now have more flexibility to place raised garden beds in parts of their yards where city zoning rules previously treated them more like structures. The City Council approved a zoning amendment on June 15 that removes raised beds from the ordinance’s general definition of a structure, according to Fig City News. …
Property owners in Felton, California, are voting on a proposed fire-service assessment that could add hundreds of dollars a year to many home tax bills. The Felton Fire Protection District proposal would raise about $1.7 million annually to help maintain a local district with paid fire staff, according to Santa Cruz Local. A typical single-family …
A backyard home in San José has become California’s first Accessory Dwelling Unit condominium sale, giving homeowners a new real-world example of how an ADU can be sold separately from the main house. The 749-square-foot home on Josefina Street, near downtown San José, closed for $530,000 in June, according to the City of San José. …
New July 1 laws in Alabama and Georgia could show up in places homeowners notice quickly: grocery receipts, HOA collection notices, rental-property paperwork, and bank fraud alerts for older residents. WTVM reported that several new laws are taking effect across both states, including Alabama’s grocery-tax return and more than 100 new Georgia laws. For a …
Tracy homeowners are being warned that illegal fireworks can turn a holiday celebration into a fine, a fire call, or a costly neighborhood dispute. The warning comes as local officials remind residents that only Safe and Sane fireworks with the California State Fire Marshal seal are legal inside the City of Tracy. Anything without that …
A Florida homeowner’s backyard pool became an unexpected wildlife scene when deputies found a 7-foot alligator floating in the water. The incident happened May 31 in the Pinecrest Lakes neighborhood of Jensen Beach, according to The Cool Down. Deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded after the alligator was reported as an uninvited pool …