Jun 22, 2022 | 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...
Jun 15, 2022 | 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...
Jun 1, 2021 | Associations, Community, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: I live in Canada and own a condominium unit in Florida. I cannot travel yet to go back to Florida and my condominium board president has blocked me from sending him e-mails. What are my rights to get information about finances, planned maintenance, and minutes of...
Feb 11, 2021 | Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: Please explain the “sunshine law” as it pertains to a three-member condominium board as compared to a five-member board. It seems that two directors discussing association business on a five-member board does not constitute a quorum, whereas two directors on a...
Feb 3, 2021 | Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: Our community was built in 1982. Many homeowners have had screen patios for 38 years. The board now wants the screens removed and if a homeowner does not remove it, the board will, and it will send the bill. Can an HOA do this now after 38 years? (A.W., via e-mail)...
Jan 18, 2021 | Associations, Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Q: Is it permissible for a candidate for the board to include personal information about himself or herself in the official ballot mailing sent by our condominium association? Does the board have the right to edit these or withhold inflammatory comments? (S.M., via...
