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New integration brings HOA Invest account balances, transactions, and statements directly into CINC, giving management companies a more connected view of off-book reserves without disrupting existing banking relationships. DULUTH, Ga., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswi…

CINC Systems and HOA Invest Partner to Automate Off-Book Reserve Visibility for Community Association Management

Jun 11, 2026Read
If you’re particularly unlucky, you might end up living somewhere with an overly active homeowners association (HOA) that is full of self-appointed, pedantic know-it-alls who like to control every part of your life. If left unchecked, they will make your life…

HOA Emails Man About His Guests’ “Unsettling” Cars, Apologizes When His Rant Goes Viral Online

Jun 11, 2026Read
I'd love it if some of the other neighbors joined in. The post ‘Challenge Accepted’: Homeowner Launches Brilliant Loophole War Against HOA’s Petty Decoration Rule appeared first on TwistedSifter.

‘Challenge Accepted’: Homeowner Launches Brilliant Loophole War Against HOA’s Petty Decoration Rule

Jun 9, 2026Read
A beleaguered Pembroke Lines condominium association, where a former property manager was criminally charged over allegedly misappropriating funds, filed for bankruptcy. The Windmill Lakes V condo association, home to about 64 units in two-story beige buildin…

“State of operational crisis”: Embattled Pembroke Pines condo association files for bankruptcy

Jun 9, 2026Read
HOAs are awful. The post Homeowners Drop the Ultimate Petty Revenge on Neighbor Who Reported Their Chickens to the HOA appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Homeowners Drop the Ultimate Petty Revenge on Neighbor Who Reported Their Chickens to the HOA

Jun 9, 2026Read
The whole neighborhood participated in the revenge. The post A Disgraced HOA Board Member Tried to Bully a Teenager Housesitting for His Parents, But He Had The Perfect Response appeared first on TwistedSifter.

A Disgraced HOA Board Member Tried to Bully a Teenager Housesitting for His Parents, But He Had The Perfect Response

Jun 7, 2026Read
It was really such a silly thing to be upset about. The post An HOA Threatened to Fine a Homeowner for Flying a Sports Flag Because the Team Wasn’t Playing a Game That Day appeared first on TwistedSifter.

An HOA Threatened to Fine a Homeowner for Flying a Sports Flag Because the Team Wasn’t Playing a Game That Day

Jun 7, 2026Read
The dream of riding out doomsday in comfort on the South Dakota prairie is colliding with a more mundane threat: neighbor disputes and courtroom battles. Joe Barrett of the Wall Street Journal digs into Vivos xPoint, a self-described luxury survival compound …

Remote Bunker Community Faces HOA-Style Problems

Jun 7, 2026Read
Living in an HOA isn't for everyone. The post Homeowner Silences an Entitled HOA by Flooding the Street With Banned Yard Signs appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Homeowner Silences an Entitled HOA by Flooding the Street With Banned Yard Signs

Jun 6, 2026Read
It's situations like this that give HOAs a bad name. The post An HOA Ordered a Renter to Take Down a Christmas Decoration, So She Called the News and Exposed Them on TV appeared first on TwistedSifter.

An HOA Ordered a Renter to Take Down a Christmas Decoration, So She Called the News and Exposed Them on TV

Jun 5, 2026Read
It's easier to issue a notice than to actually help. The post An HOA Board Member Spotted a Dog on the Loose and Issued a Fine Instead of Trying to Help Save It appeared first on TwistedSifter.

An HOA Board Member Spotted a Dog on the Loose and Issued a Fine Instead of Trying to Help Save It

Jun 5, 2026Read
After putting pressure on a Florida HOA to change a new rule, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday night that the group had finally relented, according to a report from our sister station in Orlando, WKMG. Last month, Uthmeier shared a notic…

‘This is not New York:’ Florida HOA relents after pressure mounts over new policy, AG says

Jun 5, 2026Read
Why is this HOA steaming over the way this homeowner followed the rules?  Buying and upkeeping a home is a great pleasure in life. But many people purchase their homes, realizing they're in HOA neighborhoods, but not realizing how much the HOA rules will cra…

Dad moves out after maliciously complying with his HOA's 22+ rules

Jun 4, 2026Read
Florida's Tradition Community Association backed off enforcement of a community gun ban after state AG James Uthmeier threatened legal action.  The post Florida HOA Backs Off Gun Ban After State AG Threatens Legal Action appeared first on Breitbart.

Florida HOA Backs Off Gun Ban After State AG Threatens Legal Action

Jun 4, 2026Read
HOAi Fleet, Vantaca Vendor, and an expanded Resident Experience through Vantaca Home marks the largest product launch in company history WILMINGTON, N.C., June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For a long time, community association management was one of the most ungla…

Vantaca Marks the Next Frontier of Community Living at CAI Annual 2026

Jun 3, 2026Read
Who is to blame here: the homeowner, the contractor, or the HOA itself? In most circumstances involving miscommunications between homeowner's associations and the residents of their respective communities, we tend to side in favor of the residents. After, we…

Florida HOA Bans Contractor From Community Before Finishing Homeowner’s Roof Project, Homeowner Seeks Legal Action

Jun 3, 2026Read
If they want to be good neighbors, they may need to learn to mind their own business. The post They Thought They Were Helping a Left-Behind Child. The Outrageous Backlash an HOA Couple Faced After Confronting His Parents appeared first on TwistedSifter.

They Thought They Were Helping a Left-Behind Child. The Outrageous Backlash an HOA Couple Faced After Confronting His Parents

Jun 2, 2026Read
A bubbling legal battle over a federal anti-fraud law has sparked worries from homeowners association advocates that they could be newly buried in bureaucratic red tape — and face increased costs.…

Controversial law driving up cost of your HOA fee — and it may be heading to the Supreme Court

Jun 2, 2026Read
Florida HOA 'postpones' elections amid legal battle with resident, because even if a state arbitrator demands you allow residents to vote, by God you're the HOA and no one can tell you what to do

Florida HOA 'postpones' elections amid legal battle with resident, because even if a state arbitrator demands you allow residents to vote, by God you're the HOA and no one can tell you what to do [Florida]

Jun 2, 2026Read
New report finds residents remain more positive about HOAs than expected, even as rising dues, manager burnout, staffing shortages, resident expectations, and AI trust concerns reshape the future of the industry. DULUTH, Ga., June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CINC…

CINC Systems Releases 2026 State of the Industry Report on the Value, Capacity, and Trust Squeeze Reshaping Community Association Management

Jun 2, 2026Read
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SmartProperty® Launches Atlas™ the Nation’s First Reserve Study Intelligence Engine

Jun 2, 2026Read