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Is Second-Hand Smoke Leaving a Bad Taste in Your Mouth?

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Is Second-Hand Smoke Leaving a Bad Taste in Your Mouth?

Snuffing out Smoking in Your Condominium Association

Long gone are the days when you would be greeted at a restaurant with the …

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What to Do When a Vendor Damages Association Property

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Service providers often cause property damage in community associations. Imagine a furniture delivery driver in a rush to make his next appointment, clipping your community’s security gate and taking a portion of it down the road, or a garbage truck …

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Be Wary of MRTA

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A little-known law, which can present big problems for planned residential and commercial subdivisions, has undergone a number of recent changes intended to make it more manageable and less impactful on the associations which oversee or manage planned residential and …

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Diligencia Al Invertir En Comunidades Costeras

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Aunque invertir y comprar una propiedad cerca del mar parece ser una inversión de un sueño hecho realidad, el cambio climático y el aumento del nivel del mar se han convertido en una amenaza existencial que puede afectar la viabilidad …

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To Notice, or Not to Notice, That Is the Question: Closed Board Meetings

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The answer to the question of whether all board meetings must be properly noticed to the members is YES. Even the emergency powers section of the community association statutes require notice to be given as is practicable.

What …

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Does A Director of a Condominium Association Have to Also Be a Member?

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While it may seem to many unit owners that a director must also be a member of the association, this is not necessarily the case.  This question is document driven.  If the governing documents of a condominium association do not …

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Obtaining a Bank Loan; Step-by-Step

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With COVID-19 stay-at-home executive orders causing issues with employment and payment of assessments in some communities and with hurricane season quickly approaching, many associations may want to have a line of credit in place. This ensures they have the funds …

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Is Incivility Having an Impact on the Operation of Your Association?

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We live in an age where the lack of civility has become a common occurrence in daily life, whether it be on the internet, on the highway, or even in line at the grocery store.  While the causes of the …

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“Don’t Tread on Me”: The Permissibility of the Gadsden Flag in Your Community

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Is flying the Gadsden flag (i.e., the yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag with a snake) considered a flag of the United States of America and is it permissible in your community association? It depends.

For those not …

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COVID-19 Presents Unique Questions for Associations

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The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus a pandemic. States of emergency have been declared at the federal, state and many local levels.

Not surprisingly, we are being asked what steps associations can and can’t (and should …

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Condos, Cruise Ships and COVID-19: Surprising Commonalities

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The cruise ship industry has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19’s rapid spread amongst passengers. For those who were unfortunate enough to deal with a ship-board quarantine, the fact that they would eventually be able to disembark and return to …

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COVID-19: Considerations for Community Associations with Employees

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With rapidly evolving COVID-19 developments, we understand that this is a difficult time for community associations. As such, we are taking each day with a wait and see approach as it is hard to predict what the days and weeks …

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