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Florida House Moves Forward With Legislation to Preempt Local Governments From Regulating Vacation Rentals

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Vote of the Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Fell Mostly Along Party Lines

As our many local government clients know, the Becker Team has been intimately involved in lobbying against the many attempts to limit their …

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Hiring Your Own Public Adjuster – A Survey and Chance to WIN $100

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Insurance claims are inevitable in the lifespan of every Florida community. Fully understanding the claims process and navigating the potential land mines is crucial..

This survey addressing your past experience with insurance claims and adjusters is the ultimate …

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Airbnb and Your Community – A Survey and Chance to WIN $100

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As many of you may know, SB 824 sponsored by Senator Diaz, would have made it much more difficult if not impossible for your private residential community to restrict or prohibit short-term rental activity on internet platforms like Airbnb. While that …

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Special Assessments May Provide Insured Cash Flow After Storm

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Two weeks ago today, Hurricane Irma tore through in Southwest Florida. All things considered, it could have certainly been much worse. However, it was as bad as it gets for those who lost their lives, and some communities suffered relatively …

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Review of Legislation continues – Part 5

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2017 Legislation Changes Financial Reporting Requirements

Today’s column is the final installment of our annual review of legislation affecting Florida community associations.

In prior columns, we reviewed Senate Bill 398 dealing with “estoppel certificates,” and House Bill 1237 …

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Review of Legislation continues – Part 4

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2017 Statute Changes Impose New Conflict Of Interest Rules

Today’s column is the fourth installment of our annual review of legislation affecting community associations.

So far, we have reviewed Senate Bill 398, dealing with “estoppel certificates,” and parts …

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Review of New Legislation Continues – Part 3

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Today’s column is the third installment of our annual review of community association legislation. In the first two installments, we covered the requirements for “estoppel certificates.” Today, we will look at House Bill 1237, which contains some significant changes. HB …

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Review of New Legislature Continues – Part 2

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Last week, we began our annual review of legislation affecting Florida’s community associations. This week we continue our review of SB 398, the new law regarding “estoppel certificates,” the form associations have to complete for unit or parcel closings.

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Review of New Legislation – Part 1

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Today begins our annual review of legislation affecting community associations in Florida. Today’s topic, “estoppel certificates.”

On June 14, 2017, Governor Scott signed SB 398, which amends Chapters 718 (condominiums), 719 (cooperatives), and 720 (homeowners’ associations) and which …

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Estoppel Bill Approved by Governor and Remaining Community Association Bills Presented to the Governor

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Yesterday, the Governor approved SB 398, Relating to Estoppel Certificates.  The effective date of the new law is July 1, 2017.  If you would like to hear more about the estoppel bill, please watch the video or read the summary …

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Status of Community Association Bill HB 653

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As of this writing, we are still waiting for the two main community association bills, HB 653 and HB 1237, to be sent to Governor Rick Scott. Once a bill is sent to him, he will have fifteen (15) days …

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Summary of Bill HB 653, Impacting Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowners’ Associations

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HB 653 (SB 744), sponsored by Representative Moraitis, passed the Florida Legislature but as of today, it has not yet been sent to the Governor for consideration.  When a bill is sent to the Governor, he has fifteen (15) days …

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