Our association has two vacant houses. Two owners are mowing the vacant properties. You have said the fact that the landscaper is an owner creates no exemption if an injury or accident happens. The association will have to pay, and the association's insurance will not cover the loss. ...more

February 8, 2009

Two 15-year-old Largo boys were arrested Sunday night after authorities say they spray-painted graffiti on the racquetball courts at Largo High School. The teens were found hiding by the courts after an alarm was triggered at the school, according to Lt. Mike Loux of the Largo Police Department. ...more

December 29, 2008

The Plant City Christmas Parade, canceled hours before its Dec. 5 start, will be rescheduled for Friday, volunteer organizers decided last week. ...more

December 17, 2008

Say an absentee landlord owns the house next to yours. Neither of you keep up your mortgage payments. ...more

October 18, 2008

Reflecting the state's economic downturn, Progress Energy Florida announced that it will eliminate about 300 positions by the end of the year. Nearly half the affected positions are currently vacant. ...more

August 31, 2008

Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 27, 2008

The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses. Some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters. ...more

February 18, 2008

DADE CITY - Four years ago, this small northeast Pasco city found itself in the middle of the Tampa Bay area housing boom. ...more

February 8, 2008

Four years ago, this small northeast Pasco city found itself in the middle of the Tampa Bay area housing boom. ...more

February 8, 2008