Q: I recently read your article about the recent amendments to the statute on fining in homeowners’ associations and have a question. Does the 14-day notice need to be sent by certified mail? (A.G., via e-mail) … Continue reading... ...
We need statute reform desperately! The only ammunition available to accomplish this mission is the participation of every resident of Florida. We need your help to accomplish this! We are outraged over this and you should be too. Please HELP! Add new comment ...
As a Florida homeowners association, it’s important for you to have the right insurance. There are several requirements that need to be met. In order to meet the requirements, you need to read the Florida statute and be very familiar with the governing documents of your HOA. Read more ....
“In many homeowners’ associations you still are required to allow people to nominate themselves from the floor at the annual meeting. However, based upon recent amendments to the HOA statute, there is an increasing number of homeowners’ associations amending their documents to make their election...
The existing fining portion of the statute has been revised to clarify that a HOA may levy reasonable fines for violations of the association’s declaration, bylaws, or reasonable rules of the association, and that, after the Board’s adoption of the fine, the notice to be sent to the offe...
the owners of the items in violation. We have anAttorney General's legal opinion on the tax sticker fines, they are not the park's problem for the lawFlorida Statute 193.075does not require a sticker as sticker-less mobile homes automatically become "tangible property" and are taxed as such...
2017 Statute Changes Impose New Conflict Of Interest Rules Today’s column is the fourth installment of our annual review of legislation affecting community associations. So far, we have reviewed Senate Bill 398, dealing with “estoppel certificates,” and parts … Continue reading... Share this ...
Florida Statute imposes strict deadlines that cut off an Association’s ability to file a lawsuit pertaining to construction defects. Communities must be aware of certain deadlines or they risk extinguishment of their right to sue for shoddy ... READ MORE New Law Harms Homeowner Association Abilit...
“While co-op governing documents may permit such removal as well, in the condominium context, case law limits the ability of governing documents to authorize the removal of directors for reasons not permitted by statute, and there is no similar condominium statutory provision that contemplates remov...
There have been several updates to the Florida HOA Statute that we need to implement. In the coming months, you will receive communications from the Board to ensure we meet the new requirements. If you haven’t yet consented to electronic communication, please consider signing up at the followi...