—“In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water,”by Dorany Pineda and Rebecca Blackwell of The Associated Press. LEGISLATION ROUNDUP —GOP state Sens.JASON BRODEURandDON GAETZhave introduced a billthat would override county and city regulations i...
The members of a unit owner controlled association may determine, by a majority vote of the total voting interests of the association to provide no reserves or less reserves than required, however, for a budget adopted on or after December 31, 2024 the members of a unit owner controlled assoc...
The legislation underwent a major overhaul before it was unanimously passed Tuesday by the Senate and overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the House. The bill (HB 1007), now ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, targets single-use electronic cigarettes. Senate sponsor Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, sai...
When trying to find out how much you can afford to pay for a home, you will need to take your gross income, funds available for a down payment, closing costs, and cash reserves that will be required by a lender into consideration. Many lenders will use the housing expense to income rat...
Florida’s 2020 Session produced a bevy of newly passed community association legislation including the long-awaited criminalization of fraudulent emotional support animal requests. New laws regarding registration requirements for “55 and over” communities, rights for HOA residents to use fireworks on ...
Mr. Glazer is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Eric also devotes significant time to advancing legislation in the best interest of Florida community association members. ...
In most instances, the board or management team of a condo or HOA is equipped to handle the wide variety of issues that arise day-to-day, from a leaky roof to dealing with municipal bureaucracy. There are other, bigger issues—things like embezzlement and fraud, for example—that require ...
New legislation would mean doing battle with the state’s constitution, which state judges have historically said contains strong abortion protections. [Source: Tampa Bay Times] Conservation groups target EPA over manatee deaths Three conservation groups moved Monday toward filing a lawsuit against the...
LEGISLATION ROUNDUP —GOP state Sens.JASON BRODEURandDON GAETZhave introduced a billthat would override county and city regulations if a presidential library were to be established in Florida (Relatedly: ABC News recently settled with Trump over defamation allegations byagreeing to pay $15 milliontowar...