Mar 14, 2019 | Associations, Property Managers, Residents
So your community association has survived Hurricane Irma and completed all the repairs. In celebration of this milestone, the association decided to hold a community wide cookout with live music. The celebration was a success and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Now,...
Mar 5, 2019 | Associations, Board of Directors, Property Managers
A common defense raised by owners who find themselves on the wrong side of a covenant enforcement action is to allege an association’s failure to enforce the covenant at issue against all violators and instead only selectively enforcing it. The defense of selective...
Feb 20, 2019 | Associations, Board of Directors, Budget, Communication, Property Managers
In 2018, the Florida Legislature revised a provision within the Condominium Act concerning financial reporting. Specifically, if a condominium association fails to comply with a request from the Division of Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes (the “Division”)...
Nov 28, 2018 | Associations, Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Property Managers, Residents
Many times I see situations where an owner sends a community a certified letter seeking the answer to questions about various issues. The nature and manner of the responses is dictated by the type of community. The Florida Condominium Act states that when a unit...
Oct 29, 2018 | Associations, Board of Directors, Budget, Payments, Property Managers, Residents
Q: Our condominium association board levied a special assessment for Hurricane Irma damage. Our insurance claim settled for more than we expected, resulting in an excess of funds due to the special assessment. What happens to this leftover money? (S.S., via e-mail)...
Oct 23, 2018 | Associations, Budget, Community, Frontpage Article, Payments, Prepare, Property Managers, Residents
Few aspects of condominium and cooperative association operations are as heavily regulated as the budgeting process and yet too many boards take an informal approach to these crucial director functions. From Section 718.504, which lists the required operating expense...
