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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 at changes to the Cooperative Act involving official records and board member eligibility.
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Today begins our annual review of new legislation affecting community associations in Florida. The main piece of legislation derives from House Bill 81, which will become law on July 1, 2018. HB 841 affects condominiums, cooperatives and homeowners’ associations. We will begin with a look at changes to the condominium laws.
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As Mike Tyson said, “Everybody’s got a plan until they get hit.” This hurricane season is confirming the need for community associations to develop the right plans, learn from their experiences and continually refine their plans.
Many volunteer community association boards and their managers already know they should have date-stamped videos of …
Question: My homeowners’ association board of directors sent out a new set of guidelines that they intend to adopt. There are a number of provisions that limit what an owner may do with their private property. For example, it states that while fences are permitted, they may only be privacy fences constructed …
Free Educational Forum
The Community Association Law Practice Group of Becker & Poliakoff is pleased to announce that the Firm will be holding its Annual Community Association Leadership Conferences beginning on January 16, 2009. Becker & Poliakoff is well-known for its pioneering role in the creation of the law pertaining to …