Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Rules Regulations
Does your association include facilities that serve and sell alcohol? Is the association property zoned to permit alcohol-related uses? Does your association hold any alcoholic beverage licenses from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s...
Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Rules Regulations
Many condominium and homeowners’ associations’ activities are required to have a certain amount of transparency. One way that association activities are made transparent is through statutory provisions requiring most kinds of meetings to be open and noticed to the...
Associations, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: I understand that the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act states that if a request to inspect records is sent by certified mail and the association fails to make their records available within 10 business days, the statute imposes a rebuttable presumption that the...
Associations, Q&A, Renters, Rules Regulations
Q: How can a homeowners’ association regulate owners renting out their houses to short term guests? If the association were to enforce with a penalty, how can it collect on it? (E.H., via e-mail) A: The place to start is knowing what your governing documents and local...
Associations, Rules Regulations
Associations frequently find themselves in a position of strength when they wish to enforce violations of their convents. Where the terms of a covenant are unambiguous, courts will enforce such restrictions. However, it is not uncommon for an owner who has violated...
Associations, Elections, Q&A, Rules Regulations
If your community association receives notice about a public hearing to consider or approve a development proposal on adjacent land, does the association or its members have a right to object? Yes, local governments must afford objecting property owners and residents...
Associations, Elections, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: I recently lost the election at my condominium by a few votes. Although my name was on the ballot, my resume was not included with the ballot mailout. Doesn’t this require the association to have another election? T.V. A: If you timely submitted your candidate...
Associations, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: Our manager recently told the board that there has been a change with “bank requests” and said the board needed to address it. I did not understand what that means or what the changes are. Could you please explain? (A.M., via e-mail) A: Needless to say, as a result...
Associations, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: I own a condominium with only 15 units in our association. The declaration for the condominium has never been updated and currently requires a vote of 75% of the all unit owners to change. Because four owners can veto any amendment, nothing can pass. Is there any...
