TAMPA, Fla. — It's your home and your community, but who really holds the power?
Tampa Bay 28 I-Team Investigative reporter Adam Walser brings us this special report on Homeowners Associations.
From skyrocketing costs to unchecked powers, we're listening to Florida homeowners and holding those in charge accountable as we pull back the curtain on HOAs.
Watch the Home Sweet HOA Investigative Report below
A Hillsborough County homeowner is speaking out after she was arrested and spent a week in jail for what started out as HOA violations involving her lawn.
Imagine being awakened by the sound of a tow truck hooking up to your vehicle to haul it out of your own driveway for a violation not even visible from the street.
Homeowners in the Stonebriar subdivision are racking up thousands in legal fees as their HOA is fighting one neighbor who applied to trademark the association’s name.
Residents in the Creek View neighborhood in Riverview face foreclosure in same neighborhood where woman was jailed over lawn complaints.
A condo association allegedly disposed of a late songwriter's gold records and military burial flag without the permission of his daughter.
Residents of a local homeowner's association community are fed up with paying big bucks to their association’s lawyer for what they say is unnecessary litigation.
A subdivision in Sarasota continues fines and towing for trucks and work vehicles after a Florida HOA law banning parking restrictions goes into effect.
A Tampa Bay couple fed up with their homeowner’s association turned years of frustration into a protest at Florida’s Capitol, pushing lawmakers to take up major HOA and condo reforms next session. Meanwhile, a South Florida lawmaker says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes.
