Spectrum Sunshine State, LLC, the local affiliate of Charter Communications and Spectrum Cable TV, filed a lawsuit against a local homeowners association in Florida. At issue here is the local HOA signing a new contract with Blue Stream Communications to replace Spectrum TV and internet services. Spectrum is arguing that the HOA, Solivita Community Association, failed to honor the contract by not notifying Spectrum of a competing offer and supplying them with a proper copy of the contract so they could make a counteroffer. Spectrum is demanding a judge force the HOA to sign a new contract to the company. The lawsuit underscores how these HOAs and apartment complexes are critical to the cable industry's subscriber numbers and the lengths at which companies will try to keep the relationship going. These contracts can guarantee hundreds or even thousands of customers to Spectrum. Every one the company loses could negatively impact the total number of subscribers still remaining on a cable TV network.