Q: What is the accepted practice that my homeowners’ association should follow for opening and counting secret ballots used to elect the board? (J.D., via e-mail)
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Board Workshop Meeting Subject to Sunshine Rule
Q: What are the requirements for a condominium association board to hold a “workshop” meeting? Is the association still required to post notice if there is a quorum of the directors present? What if there is not a quorum …
Homeowner Association Confusion & Frequently Asked Questions
Although the term community association encompasses different types of community associations, in Florida, the two predominant forms of community associations are homeowners associations and condominium associations. There are vast differences but also numerous similarities between the two. Unfortunately, this can …
Condominium Association Elections – The Who, What, When, & Where
Your condominium association elections for your Board of Directors are governed by the Florida Condominium Act (Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes), and Rule 61B-23.0021 of the Florida Administrative Code. Your association governing documents may also contain requirements for your …
Delinquent Owners Can’t Serve on Board
Q: Our condominium association’s bylaws provide that for an owner to be qualified to serve on the board, he or she cannot be delinquent more than 30 days. Our manager says the state statute says 90 days and supersedes …
Condominium Unit Combination Raises Concerns
Q: The board of directors for my condominium association recently approved allowing an owner to remove the wall separating two adjacent units and to reconfigure the two units into one. Doesn’t this change the number of units in the condominium, …
Community Association Q&A: Improper Closed Board Meeting?
Q: My entire condominium board met in a closed session to conduct an annual review for the employees? I requested the right to attend these reviews as I wanted to speak favorably on behalf of one of the employees. …
Elections Have Consequences
Your community association is something of a small sub-democracy. In many respects, it runs in a similar manner to representative governments. The owners / members elect leaders for the community (the board of directors), and those leaders make the important …
Why Community Associations Should Check Their Zoning and Entitlement History
Zoning laws are enacted by villages, towns, cities, or counties to control the types of uses and the parking ratio, intensity, density, and dimensions of those uses. This is for the purpose of preserving property values, managing growth, preserving the …
Lowest Bidder Need Not Be Hired
Q: My homeowners’ association recently put out bids for repaving of our roads and hired the lowest bidder. Is this legal? (J.M., via e-mail)
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