You’re the President of a condominium association or an HOA. You’ve had a problem owner for years—someone who doesn’t pay his assessments. Or when he does, payment is late and he incurs penalties and interest, and then later fights those penalties and interest. The owner is basically a drain on […]
Is your community association prepared to deal with the aftermath of the next hurricane? Many associations around Florida were not ready to effectively handle recovery efforts from the last major hurricane season. This lack of community association preparedness resulted in unnecessary restoration and recovery delays as well as additional expenses. […]
Florida is blessed to have abundant, beautiful natural resources: beaches, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and forests. The Florida legislature has adopted multiple laws aimed at protecting the state’s environmental resources through conservation and promotion of clean energy. In furtherance of this policy, on March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott approved House […]
Disputes between community associations and their members are common. These disputes may evolve into lawsuits. In some instances, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits attempt to hold the directors or officers personally liable for damages. Luckily for the directors and officers, the business judgment rule shields them from personal liability, unless they breach a fiduciary duty.
Each year the Florida Legislature proposes and votes on bills for amending the Florida Statutes. Bills that pass both the Florida House and Senate go before the Governor who decides which bills become law. In the 2018 legislative session, approximately 150 fewer bills were proposed, and 40 fewer bills ultimately […]
Vandalism has been an issue with both condominiums and homeowners associations for as long as these communities have existed. As you can expect, instances of vandalism seem to increase during the summer months when kids are out of school. Vandalism can be relatively minor and easily repaired—like soap suds in […]
Another Florida hurricane season kicks off on the first of June. Is your community association prepared? Many condominium associations around the State are still recovering from a lack of hurricane preparedness before last year’s season. Do not let this happen to your community association this year! Understand your emergency powers […]
Board members of any condominium association are no doubt familiar with the following scenario: a unit owner gets behind on his assessments and refuses to bring his balance current; the association records a lien against the unit and, when that still doesn’t motivate the owner to bring his balance current, […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Cooperative Act (Chapter 719, Florida Statutes). These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s cooperative associations: Official Records: For several […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act. These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s homeowners’ associations: Official Records: Excludes from the official records […]