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The housing bubble and its resulting foreclosures have had an effect on how homeowners associations pay their bills each month.

Homeowners associations are more popular than ever, but they originally were formed as a way to enforce simpler covenants, which often were racially targeted.

Homeowners associations are more popular than ever, but they originally were formed as a way to enforce simpler covenants, which often were racially targeted.

Dillon James Battaglia, 17, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.

Do you have the most wonderful father in town? Tell us what makes your dad great in 200 words or fewer. Photos or drawings are welcome, too, but they cannot be returned. We’ll print excerpts from the top submissions in our June 14 edition. Send submissions by mail to Honoring Fathers: View, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070 or by email to viewcalendars@viewnews.com with Honoring Fathers in the subject line. Please include your ZIP code and contact information. The deadline for submissions is May 23.

Perhaps the most misunderstood documents associated with owning a home with a homeowners association are the CC&Rs, the covenants, conditions and restrictions.
This heavy document written in legalese lists in excruciating detail what you can and can’t do on your property. Anecdotal evidence suggests that most folks haven’t really read them.

Sealing up the house for summer to save on energy bills can invite harmful contaminants. The University of Nevada’s Cooperative Extension offers tips for maintaining healthy indoor air.