Tampa's stringent new watering restrictions will leave some yards parched - maybe dead. ...more

March 24, 2009

Homeowners associations are allowing Tampa's watering ordinance to take precedence over their deed restrictions in regard to lawn maintenance. ...more

March 23, 2009

Betmar Acres will pay close to $11,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against one of its own homeowners. ...more

March 13, 2009

Developers will have another chance to offer plans to preserve and make use of the historic Guida House at Macfarlane Park. ...more

March 11, 2009

Developers will have another chance to offer plans to preserve and make use of the historic Guida House at Macfarlane Park. ...more

March 6, 2009

Betmar Acres has offered to settle a lawsuit against mobile home owner Cheryl Okke, but she has yet to accept the offer. ...more

February 26, 2009

After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 6, 2009

After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 5, 2009

The Betmar Acres homeowners association was portrayed as rude and overbearing Thursday during a court hearing over its attempt to remove a mobile home from its park. ...more

January 23, 2009

This may ring as odd, considering the auspicious, history-shaping event lurking less than a fortnight ahead, but evidence suggests most of us still harbor that most fundamental characteristic that defines Americans: the desire to be left alone. ...more

January 7, 2009