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To Record or Not Record? That Is The Question!

Community association boards often ask the question of whether they must record a claim of lien on a property in order to protect the association’s right to recover past due assessments on the property. Although the answer to this question …

Condominium Contracting With a Director for Goods & Services

Directors and officers of a condominium have a fiduciary duty to its Members. Therefore, they must be very careful when entering into a contract with the association for which they are an officer or director. In March’s Community Update, I …

Continuing Legislative Review

Today’s column is the fourth installment of our annual review of the new laws affecting community associations and will continue our review of the new laws affecting cooperatives, which will become effective July 1, 2018. So far we have looked …

Community Update – April 2018

In this Issue

This month we wrap up the 2018 Legislative session, discussing forthcoming changes in both the Condominium, Homeowners Association and Cooperative Acts with …

2018 Legislative Session Final Report

The 2018 Legislative Session ended with only two community association bills passing and being approved by the Governor. The following is a summary of the two bills:

HB 617, Relating to Covenants and Restrictions, by …

Owners Generally Do Not Have the Right to Approve the Annual Budget

Q:        Do condominium owners have a say in approving the annual budget? (D.J. via e-mail)

A:        Unit owners do not have the right to adopt or approve a proposed budget …

Community Update – March 2018

In this Issue

This month we continue with information about your association’s digital life – this time in the context of email and when it …

Conflicts of Interests – Condominium Service Providers

An association’s officers and directors, along with their family members and anyone who has a financial relationship with the director and/or officer, are completely prohibited from entering into an agreement with the condominium association.

Prior to July 1, …

State Changes Barbecue Grill Rules

Q:        Has the law been changed to allow grilling on condominium balconies? (J.S. via e-mail)

  1. Yes. The Sixth Edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code, effective December 31, 2017, permits the use …

Fining Committee Not a Rubber Stamp

Q:        I am on the fining committee of our association. The management company expects us to “rubber stamp” every proposed fine, but that is not always our desire. We would like to correct behavior and are not in …