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55 & Older Housing – what does that mean? The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin. Many States have their own Fair Housing Act – in Florida Chapter 760 of the Florida Statutes is dedicated to discrimination issues that expand …
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Appellate Court Allows Owner to Seek Injunctive Relief and Reverses Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs. In Mitchell v. Beach Club of Hallandale Condominium Association, Inc., 17 So.3d 1265 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009), the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that a condominium owner has the right to …
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Question: What is the new law concerning condo air-conditioners? Is there a new law?
Answer: The association’s insurance policy must include coverage for the HVAC system – the air conditioning units, compressors, thermostats, duct work, etc., when in the past air conditioners serving the unit were insured by …
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Appellate Court Confirms Right of Condominium Association Members to Cancel Cable Television Contracts Entered Into By Developer Prior to Turnover. Nontheless, exercising this right provided by Florida Law may not be so easy.
By now you probably heard that a Florida appellate court ruled a condominium association may …
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Florida Statutes guarantees every owner’s right to use the common elements, which would include the recreational facilities (if part of the condominium), regardless whether they have fulfilled their responsibility to pay maintenance fees.
By Kevin L. Edwards
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Picture this: the biggest road out of town. Now imagine it is rush hour. In a thunderstorm. Add that it also a hurricane evacuation. A lane is closed due to construction delayed by budget impacts. Imagine the traffic jam.
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Ownership of Property Governed by a Condominium, Cooperative or Homeowners’ Association Carries Significant Responsibilities.
Gary A. Poliakoff, J.D. and Jennifer Bales Drake both interviewed on Fox Business News. Click HERE to watch Gary Poliakoff. Click HERE to watch …
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Community association pools are often considered ‘public pools’ subject to regulation by Chapter 514, Florida Statutes.
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Many readers have posted questions regarding the ability to collect rent from tenants.
It is important to remember that in all of the cases reported previously on this blog, the Court only appointed a blanket receiver to collect rent after the Association filed an action to foreclose its Claim of …
By Sanjay Kurian
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Chapter 558, Florida Statutes, the construction defect and notice statute, was changed by the legislature in the most recent term. The changes made by the legislature are as follows:
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