Jun 22, 2023 | Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A
Q: The board of directors for my condominium association has an ongoing dispute over which board members can put items on the agenda of a board meeting. Can individual board members put items on the agenda of a board meeting? (J.N, via e-mail) A: The Florida...
Jun 14, 2023 | Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A
Q: What are the requirements regarding keeping minutes for workshops by the board of directors? (L.F., via e-mail) A: A board “meeting” is generally defined as any “gathering” of a “quorum” of the board members gathered to “conduct association business.” Breaking this...
Dec 29, 2022 | Meetings, Q&A
Q: Our association has a requirement that no cars be parked in the street. I keep receiving letters from the manager saying that keeping a car parked in front of my house is a violation and that the letters are because of complaints from my neighbors. Am I allowed to...
Dec 19, 2022 | Meetings, Q&A, Residents, Rules Regulations
Q: I understand that if the board of directors posts notice for a meeting, and a majority of board members are there, that is a board meeting. However, what if a board just holds a workshop to discuss certain items and to get input, but no vote is taken. What is that,...
Dec 13, 2022 | Meetings, Q&A, Residents, Rules Regulations
Assessment payments are the life blood of every community association, and the recovery of delinquent assessments is the primary goal for every community association. However, many associations, and their management companies, refuse to accept direct payment from...
Dec 8, 2022 | Meetings, Q&A, Residents, Rules Regulations
Before the 2020 pandemic, annual membership meetings were a time for owners to get together and discuss community issues while anxiously awaiting for election ballots to be counted. However, COVID-19 changed the manner in which association meetings were held. With...
