i saw people driven out by the practices of the homeowners' association. the homeowners did not care. i've paid my assessment and took it out of my retirement funds. eventually, i could no longer manage the $19,000 to pay to hang clothes lines. the fact that they drove out john stewart and hired a firm that would spend any amount of money, they don't care at all. i was driven out of my building, they could not just watch their retirement funds depleted the completely. others like my upstairs neighbor was a retired telephone operator, worked 52 years and was a widow. when her special assessment came, she borrowed in order to pay it. but then she wound up renting where she doesn't drive and had a terrible time living. you know? i cancelled at some time ago, those that deal with non-profit housing. the people i know that live in buildings, just regular buildings, there are assessments. people get $40,000 assessment. how does it work? not well, they say. pretty soon, the homeowners association is charging more than the mortgages. i know at least five in my area

my name is right stern, and i am currently the president of the 1500 francisco street homeowners association. appeal number 11-100 was filed against the application 201 1/8/02 2/2 nine four seven, on -- 2011 application -- application 2011/08/22/2947. there was an issue in pacific heights where several people were injured and one individual was killed. a number of homeowners residing at 1500 francisco street were and continue to be concerned about the safety of the supporting restructure which is directly below the proposed replacement rooftop deck. as president of the 1500 francisco's streets hoa, i filed the appeal, taking my position seriously. the application which is under appeal was for a replacement deck, which was to be built after the re-roofing of the common area roof. they were to provide a replacement rooftop deck which would meet current code and safety requirements and which could be submitted to dbi for a permit application. mr. weisberg did so, and mr. michael white, of michael white general contractors, submitted the plans to dbi for a permit, which was granted on august 31,

in january 2010, the hoa, the homeowners association, commissioned steven weisberg to look at the situation in the whole building and to recommend how to fix them and to act as the overall project manager for getting it all done, and in april of last year, 2010, weisberg recommended that we repair or replace four main areas in the building. the entire roof, that sighting in serious locations, leaky windows, and then finally the deck, which is the issue at the moment. i paid his retainer. the deck has been in place for 30 years exactly as it is. it was deeded to my unit no. 10 in exactly its current form when the whole building was legally made into condominiums and approved by the building department in 1981-1982. the details are in an exhibit 1 in the package that i submitted last week. at that time, offered to provide mr. weisberg with any historical details he might require a regarding historical permissions and permits, but he wrote to me on july 27 last year saying, "we do not have any need for past permits," so that is where that one went. so i have to say that i think any claim that

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in these high rises, the probs -- the homeowners associations don't always realize that so when they put money aside for repairs, -- i'm president of the four seasons homeowners association and we're putting money each year towards replacement of the windows. there are other associations that are not doing that, and sometimes they come up with a big surprise, and say all of a sudden they get this 75,000, 100,000 assessment. it's not something i guess that the city can legislate, perhaps, but -- >> that's interesting -- >> but it's something everybody needs to know. there's a life to this product. >> there's an inplied did youribility to the code but doesn't stay what it is. we often approve materials and the code says when we approve alternative methods of materials, there's eight specific lets which include safety, health, fire assistiveness, security, durability is one of those things. when someone says i'm going to use this product and i think it's equivalent to what the code requires one of the questions is how durable will it be and that raises the question what is the durability

the wet weather is cause for concern for homeowners. excessive rain earlier this year shifted a hillside, putting homes in danger. some of the homes have already been deemed uninhabitable. the homeowners association put up sand bags but some residents are still worried. >> hits us and the rains really start coming down, they are going to be worried people. >> the city applied for federal aid but so far hasn't received help in fixing the problem there. engineers recommends a few of the homes be removed. right now everybody is just trying to hold on. you can stay on top of the weather by log on to our website, www.kron.com. you will find useful tools when you click on the weather tab. >>> we are learning more about the shooting that left three people dead and three others wounded. as kron 4's reggie kumar tells us, it's unclear whether the shooters targeted the victims. >> this is one that was shot and killed. investigators say all of the victims, including the three others that survived were around this suv when two gunman opened fire. >> reporter: authorities have a sketch of a person who they are calling a person is of interest. black male, 18-24 years old. slim, 5'7", dread logs, in the mustach

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she told the homeowners association but she told them to contact the wildlife group. trappers want $150 50 for the first cage they put out and $75 for additional cages and 20 bucks a day to check on those traps. >> we don't see as homeowners or tenants that we should pay that fee. it is astronomical. >> residents say the homeowners association also told them to secure their trash cans and put out ammonia soaked rags to ward away the skunks. >>> it is a yucky day out there today, overcast, gray. let's find out from veronica, not a great day for skunks even. >> no. probably hiding out somewhere. hopefully for the neighbors they are hiding out somewhere. but, you know, the weather is dreary as it has been, chilly and wet and damp and all that yucky stuff, it has us thinking about winter. take a look. they have been experiencing winter in west virginia. this is snowshoe. some of the snow that fell saturday. you can see there by the date. that's always a good idea. look at the date of your car. there's more there in snowshoe mountain resort in west virginia just enough to

. >> reporter: residents say the homeowners association told them to secure their trash cans and put out ammonia soaked rags to ward away the skunks and to contact a wildlife group. trappers want $150 for the first cage, $75 for any additional cages, and $20 a day just to check the traps. >> we don't see as homeowners or even as tenants that we should pay that fee. i mean, it's astronomical. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >>> crews surveying the washington monument are not sure whether they'll be out again today because of the weather. when they head back up there, new safety policies will be in place after a scary moment involving one of the engineers. nbc news shot this video of eric sohn being blown 30 feet off the monument and around the corner while rappelling down. fortunately, he is okay. the project manager says they've made minor adjustments to the safety plan. crews are scouring every inch of the monument to look for damage caused by the august earthquake. >>> the mobile home network plans on appealing the zoning commission's ruling the homes destroyed cannot be rebuilt

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. >> reporter: residents say the homeowners association told them to secure their trash cans and put ked rags out. they want 20 bucks a day just to check the traps. >> we don't see as homeowners or tenants we should pay the free. >> reporter: darcy space center, news 4. >>> coming up, people drinking four loco will know how much alcohol is in each drink. >> do we have want to know? >>> plus, a massive blaze at a chemical plant. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a surprise arrest. police didn't have to look far to find a man that broke into an apartment. pat collins with the story. >>> a push to fix the flaws in a court system. one group is demanding something to help protect victims of violence. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 6:00, zombies take over from coast to [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy at verizonfios.com today. because there's never been a better ti

the home association. they told her to contact a wildlife crew. cribbs says trappers want $150 for the first cage, $70 for any additional cages, and $20 a day to check the traps. >> homeownersants, that we should pay that tee. it's astronomical. >> residents say the homeowners association also told them to secure their trash ks and put out ammonia soaked rags to ward away those skunks. >> get rid of skunk smell with tomato juice. that's good to know. >> make sure you wash it out, though. >>> you know who's not causing a stink this year? the redskins. >> at least most of the time. for the first time since 2008, the skins are 3-1 despite some close, potentially stinky games. yesterday was no exception with a tight 17-10 over the winless st. louis rams. the defense was the difference this week, recording seven sacks of sam bradford. it was also a breakout running game for running back ryan "the train" torain. he ran for 135 yards and a touchdown in his first game of the season. rex grossman, who had just one touchdown and two interceptions, says right now he's just happy they got the win. >> when you get a victory, you got to appreciate the things you did to get the 17 points.

. >> reporter: residents say the homeowners association told them to secure their trash cans and put soaked rags to ward away the skunks and to contact a wildlife group. cribbs says trappers want $150 for the first cage, $75 for any additional cages, and $20 a day just to check the traps. >> so we don't see as homeowners or even as tenants that we should pay that fee. it's astronomical. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >>> a deer could cause major headaches on our roadways, but chances of a deer winding up in your headlights is dropping. the number of deer and vehicle collisions has dropped across the country for the third straight year. it estimates that 1.1 million collisions happened in the past year, down 7% from a year ago. in our area, virginia and maryland ranked 12th and 13th respectively for the states most likely to have deer collisions. west virginia is first on the list. d.c. ranked 46th. >>> aviation investigators still do not know what caused a 1950s airplane to crash at an air show in west virginia last month, killing the pilot. a preliminary report by the ntsb says

them have already been deemed uninhabitable the hill began to move as the rain began to fall and homeowners, or the homeowners association put up new san that but some residents say that they're still worried. >> when the rains released are coming down, there is going to be some really worried people out here. >> obviously we will look for the rain that comes overnight tonight and tomorrow for any more signs of sliding, the city of hercules has applied for federal aid the so far has not received any help to fix the problem. a group of engineers recommends that a few of the uninhabited homes be removed. right now everyone is just tried to hold on. you can stay on top of the changing weather conditions by keeping it to into kron4. and logging on to our web page at kron4.com. there you'll find the storm tracker for, live looks at the radar and other useful tools as well when you click on the weather tab. >> apple is getting ready to make a big announcement regarding the iphone 5. the press even as that for 10:00 this morning at the cupertino campus. many are expecting apple to set a release date for the newest iphone for ju

the mortgage bankers association conference in chicago this afternoon. the group national people's action accuses the association of defeating legislation that would help millions of homeowners declare bankruptcy and renegotiate their deaths today's demonstrations will begin in five separate locations including the daley plaza and the board of trade it would be followed by a rally outside of the art institute organizers said more than 7000 working chicagoans are impacted by the recession and will take part in the protest >>today is columbus day. the parade begins downtown at 1230 most schools in chicago and the suburbs are close there is no mail delivery the post offices are closed most courts are close to bond court is open most banks are also closed as well but the stock market will be open it is not a parking meter holiday so you must pay metered parking >>the city turns off the faucet on one of its prized landmarks tonight buckingham fountain is said to be drained for the winter starting tomorrow it was a gift to the people of chicago from kate buckingham. it's a memorial to her brother clarence the town was dedicated in 1927 and was billed for $750,000 >>we are live fro

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the financial collapse of 2008. governor perry lured some prime mortgage lenders to texas with millions of dollars in taxpayer money. the "associated press" reports, within four years the banks were out of business and homeownersexas faced foreclosure. in the end the state had to pay $35 million to subsidize it. perry approved $20 million in grant money to countrywide. and another $15 million to washington mutual. two major players in the collapse. while he took tens of thousands in campaign contributions from both companies, perry downplayed warnings of a mortgage crisis. this is eat yt reason why some republicans are having second thoughts about a perry presidency. would chris christie be any better? more on that next. >>> hank william jr.'s hateful rant against the president has cost him a suspension from monday night football. we'll play you the tape. >>> and big labor is joining the occupy wall street movement. you won't want to miss this. tonight an exclusive announcement from a major union only on "the ed show." some stes in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and

well, while homeowners struck a deal for anxious drivers, it appears that the county didn't do its homework before negotiating a deal with the u.s. golf association. >> we think it was a fair deal. whether it was the best deal we will never know the answer to that. >> reporter: here is a breakdown of the numbers. county police and fire overtime costs came to 747,560. the county was reimbursed less than 10% at just over $69,000 leaving taxpayers a balance of more than $678,000. >> other jurisdictions that hosted the u.s. open in previous years received a much larger percentage. >> reporter: phil andrews says the council will now have to consider a new policy that guarantees the county gets a better reimburse. >> these are tight times and that's a lot of money. so it is something that we want to get as much reimbursement for as possible because dollars are scarce and that money could be used certainly for many other valuable programs. >> reporter: like the victims of the budget acts including after school programs and government and school employee health benefits. >> in terms of the costs for personnel for overnight actually under what occurred in

the homeowner affordability act where senators akaka, begich, blumenthal, boxer, scott brown, cardin, chambliss, coons, lautenberg, mikulski, bell nelson and senator schumer have become cosponsors of. i want to thank the national association of realtors, the national association of home build,the mortgage bankers association, and all the other groups that have advocated and supported for this effort. this is an important tool that we can use to boost our housing market and economic recovery at no cost to the taxpayers. i see my distinguished colleague, senator isakson, on the floor and i certainly would invite him, as the cosponsor of this amendment, someone who has a long history in the private sector before he came to the congress on the whole question of real estate. i'd be happy to yield to him at this time. mr. isakson: i thank the distinguished senator from new jersey, mr. menendez, for his leadership on this issue. i ask to be recognized. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. isakson: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. president. let me try to dispel what concern there may be and the concern i heard right before we a adjourned in awtion to why not to extend the loan limits. people were afraid, a understa