In such cases, the majority always rules, but the statutes and a community’s own governing documents may set a more rigorous bar—perhaps two-thirds, three-fourths, or even more. “A lot of documents say unanimous consent,” Donnelly notes. The community DeLuca manages, Valencia Palms, soug...
The Condominium Act, Section 718.113, Florida Statutes, requires approval of a material alteration by using the requirements found in the declaration of condominium and, if the declaration is silent, then the statute requires the approval of 75% of the total voting interests. The question becomes,...
The State of Florida provides a number of rights for condominium owners through Chapter 718, Florida Statutes, also known as the Condominium Act, notes Chelsea Eagle, deputy director of communications for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Board members, under this...
While this was initially thought to preclude any new laws from being adopted this year, an emergency legislative session was recently held for the primary purpose of addressing the insurance crisis facing the State of Florida. For the past few years insurance carriers have been mired in claims, ...
The board of directors of a condominium or cooperative association must be elected by the process prescribed in Chapter 718 or 719, Florida Statutes, and Rule 61B-23.0021 or 61B-75.005 of the Florida Administrative Code, unless your association has 10 or fewer units and has adopted an alternat...
change that's not purely related to the governance of the HOA – changing the way that dues are collected or adding further property-use restrictions, for example – must be made through the trickier CC&R-amendment procedure contained in the Florida HOA statutes and refiled through the state....
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These are the typical Buyers Closing Costs that you will see on a Settlement Statement or Closing Disclosure; total mortgage fees, settlement fees, owners tile insurance, owners title search fee, lenders policy, pud or condo HOA annual payment, Florida form 9, state and/or county recording fee...
As of July 1, 2021, homeowner associations (HOA) desiring to amend their governing documents to regulate leasing will have a more difficult time. Section 720.306(h), Florida Statutes, was revised to more closely mirror statutory provisions contr... ...
The Pine Ridge Plantation Community Development District is a local, special purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities. A CDD provides the “solut...