Apr 14, 2016 | Board of Directors, Budget, Community, Residents
Maintenance, repair and upgrade of the common areas of a community can be costly, and reserve accounts can be a great planning tool for large projects. In 2007, Section 720.303(6) of the Florida Statutes was added to the Florida HOA Act establishing procedures and...
Apr 4, 2016 | Board of Directors, Community, Community Manager, Residents
Question: My condominium association board is looking at ways to address owner assessment delinquency. We are interested in suspending use rights and voting rights. Our board does not meet frequently, and we do not want the additional administrative hassle of holding...
Mar 10, 2016 | Board of Directors, Community, Community Manager
Question: I live in a condominium association and serve on the board. Our property manager recently received a letter from an owner with a list of over twenty questions concerning the operations of the association. The letter was sent via certified mail. Are we...
Jan 10, 2016 | Community, Q&A, Renters, Residents
Question: Before I purchased my condominium unit, my association amended its governing documents to state “an owner may lease or rent his apartment only once during the period of his ownership”. I now work several hours away, which has created a burden, and I need to...
Jan 5, 2016 | Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Law, Property Managers, Renters, Residents
Question: There are 10 homes in our community. The declaration of covenants provides that it can be amended by a majority of the voting interests. It also provides that homes 1 through 9 each get one vote and home 10 gets 10 votes. An amendment is approved 10 to 9,...
Dec 28, 2015 | Community, Law, Residents
Before You Sue Your HOA—or Your HOA Sues You! As you may already know, before certain suits may be filed by an HOA against one of its residents, by a resident against his or her HOA, or between two residents in an HOA, the parties must first take part in a pre-suit...
