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By Kathleen O. Berkey, AICP
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Between kids at play, exterior maintenance projects, pedestrians, and cyclists, your association could be seriously impacted by speeders. As a follow up to Jennifer Horan, Esquire’s article “Slow Your Roll: How to Address Speeding Issues in your Association,” published on October 28, 2019, can or should your association install traffic …
By David G. Muller
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Q: My new condominium will soon be turning over from the developer. I am a unit owner and have been selected to serve on the transition committee, which has been primarily tasked with determining whether the developer has any obligation to make building repairs, etc. What are some things the transition committee should …
By Joseph Adams
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Q: Lee County has information for homeowners’ association leaders. Professional property managers and residential community associations can now take steps to protect their communities in the event of a hurricane or other declared major disaster in Lee County.
FEMA regulations require that private or gated communities have …
By Joseph Adams
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Q: Because of COVID-19, our homeowners’ association has prohibited guest use of our pool and fitness center. This has precluded third-party led fitness classes, even if the classes are offered outdoors. Instead, the association is allowing member-led fitness classes outdoors, like aqua aerobics and yoga, on the common areas. Is it permissible to …
By Joseph Adams
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Q: My condominium association has the digital key-code to my unit but is still insisting on having a physical key. Is the law specific on how I have granted them access to my unit? (D.L., via e-mail)
A: Section 718.111(5)(a) of the Florida Condominium Act provides that the association has …
By Joseph Adams
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Q: An owner reported to the board that another owner has been “harassing” him due to his physical disability and has asked the board to take action. Is this an association responsibility or a private matter between the two owners? (N.K, via e-mail)
A: There is no Florida case law …
By Sanjay Kurian
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Almost three years have passed since Hurricane Irma and almost two years since Hurricane Michael. If your community has received insurance money and rebuilt, or if your community has only suffered minor damages, both hurricanes may seem a lifetime ago. Unfortunately, many communities are still suffering through unpaid claims and, in many cases, unknown …
By Elizabeth "Beth" A. Lanham-Patrie
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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 specifically require that a director also be a unit owner / member, then under …
By Marty Platts
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Si su comunidad requiere que un arrendatario futuro sea aprobado por la asociación, debe de recordar y tomar en cuenta la ley que requiere que las asociaciones de comunidades procesen las solicitudes de arrendamiento de miembros de las fuerzas armadas dentro de 7 días después que la solicitud sea sometida, independientemente del periodo de …
By Joseph Adams
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Q: My homeowners’ association recently posted new rules concerning the use of our community pool in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The board stated that if the rules are violated, the association has the right to suspend the owner’s right to use the pool. Because the pool is a community pool owned by …
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