Director Removal Does Not Require Good Cause

Associations, Board of Directors, Law, Q&A

Q: Until recently, I was the president of my condominium association. However, certain unit owners were unhappy with the decisions I had made and pushed through a recall. While I do not dispute that they obtained recall agreements signed by a majority of the unit...

New HOA Fining Law Took Effect October 1

Associations, Law, Q&A

Q: You had previously written about some new changes that are coming up about how to handle fines in homeowners’ association. Can you give a brief summary of what we need to do? (M.J., via e-mail) A: Several new homeowners’ association laws became effective October 1,...

New HOA Law Addresses Storage

Associations, Law, Q&A

Q: At a recent event I attended, someone mentioned a new rule that prohibits sheds on a single-family property in a HOA. I could not find any reference for that in your 2023 legislative reviews. It seems someone may have misunderstood or misinterpreted one of changes...

Backyard Storage Woes: Does the New Backyard Storage Statute Apply to Your Homeowners Association?

Associations, Law, Q&A

While there has been a lot of buzz about changes made in the 2023 Florida Legislative Session to laws affecting our Association clients, one potentially important change has been largely overlooked. The seemingly innocuous flag bill – House Bill (HB) 437 — creates the...

Voting Requirements After Merger Questioned

Associations, Board of Directors, Law, Q&A

Q: In your previous column from 2022, it clearly addresses which documents control in the example of when a sub-association’s documents are stricter than the master. Which documents prevail in the following situation? My community had a master association and also...

Emergency Voting by E-mail Questioned

Associations, Board of Directors, Law, Q&A

Q: I am on the board of my condominium association, and we are in the process of repairing our building following damage from Hurricane Ian last year. The board of directors must make numerous decisions regarding the reconstruction process. To facilitate the...