Can board decide on new roofs? (FL)
Q: My condominium association board voted to replace the roofs on the condominium buildings, which are 20 years old. I…
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Housing for older person restrictions should be enforced through legal action (FL)
Q: A friend lives in a 55+ deed-restricted community. The HOA there is not mandatory – so if you choose…
Condo questions: May be time for associations to allow certain types of video doorbells (FL)
Q: Can an owner install a security camera to monitor his or her Unit front door entrance area in a…
$1B Surfside settlement signals condo association, construction insurance premium hikes (FL)
The $1 billion-plus Surfside settlement marks a milestone in the lawsuit over the deadly condominium collapse. It also reveals the…
Insurance is driving up costs for condo associations (FL)
Experts say based on the carrier, condo associations could see anywhere between 20 to a 100 percent increase on their…
Cape Police track down phony pest control scammers who swiped thousands in jewelry (FL)
It turns out that the Franks are the only pests in this situation. The president of the HOA said they…
Condo Q&A: Must a Treasurer Be on the Board? (FL)
Question: My question is whether the treasurer of a condo association is required to be a board member? I have…
Federal investigators talk about Surfside condo collapse probe (FL)
Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said the point of the probe is to not only…
Meet the lawyer at the center of the Surfside condo case. He’s patient, empathetic and exhausted (FL)
Whenever a massive financial swindle happens in South Florida, the cleanup guy who often gets tapped on the shoulder is…
Attorneys in Surfside condo collapse settlement case seek about $100 million in fees
Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which…
Court Holds Contractors Must Provide Sufficient Proof to Compel Association Claims to Arbitration (FL)
Arbitration provisions are becoming more common in construction contracts, but a recent court decision reveals that enforcing these provisions requires…
Community Association Liable for Negligently Installed and Maintained Bollard (FL)
In one recent appellate court case, J.L. Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Schnurr, 2022 WL 39421 (Fla. 4th DCA, January…
Can your association pay all its bills during the 2022 inflation storm? (FL)
Most condos and homeowners’ associations prepared their 2022 budgets in the fall of 2021. At that time, the expectation was…
Who Repairs the Incidental Damages Caused by the Association? (FL)
Imagine: the association has just informed you it is set to begin a massive concrete restoration project. As part of…
What Does the Building Safety Act for Condominium and Cooperative Associations Mean for My Association? (FL)
On May 26, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Building Safety Act for Condominium and Cooperative Associations (“Building Safety…
Florida Enacts Major New Reforms for Condominiums and Cooperatives in Response to Champlain Towers South Collapse
On May 26, 2022, Florida Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 4 into law, imposing substantial new structural safety and reserve…
Mandatory Building Inspections — Part 2 (FL)
So last week we discussed the fact that the change in the law will now require every condominium building in…
New Statutory Requirements for Condominium Inspections Following the Collapse of Champlain Towers South in Florida
Heightened statutory inspection and maintenance requirements in high-rise condominium buildings emphasize the critical importance of similar inspection and maintenance regimens…
Florida HOAs and Rooftop Solar: Some Restrictions Apply (FL)
Given Florida’s nickname as the Sunshine State, it is only fitting that solar energy would be the state’s most popular…
How Florida’s New Legislative Changes and Building Safety Regulations Effect Condominium and Cooperative Associations
During the recent 2022 Special Session, the Florida Legislature enacted key legislation that significantly impacts community association operations throughout the…