Client Alert: Florida Senator Proposes Creation of State Database for Homeowners Association Information On December 13, 2023, Florida State Senator Rodriguez filed Senate Bill 942 (2024), which, if adopted, would require the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to establish a ...
HOMEOWNERS OF NO Did you know that out of all of the cities in Florida, Pembroke Pines was ranked #7 as the happiest city to live in 2016 according to research conducted by the sitecreditdonkey.com? This ranking took into account things like crime rate, income, housing, and commute time,...
According to the Department of Business & Professional Regulation’s Election Brochure for Condominium and Cooperative Associations, vacancies on the board can only be filled by electing a new member and the election must be held on the same day and in the same place as the association’s annual...
Representation before the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) Legal opinions regarding interpretation of governing documents or Florida law General legal representation regarding administration of the association’s business Mediation Other issues pertaining to condominium or homeowners’...
- Most of the time, customers can get large HD TVs cheaper at a local department store because they are so big and heavy to ship. However, if you do need us to supply the monitor, we can. Are these systems easy to install? - Yes, most of our customers do it themselves and do no...
'Admitted' versus 'non-admitted' carriers refers to insurance companies that have—or have not—been approved by a state’s insurance department. Approval by a state’s insurance regulator means that the company will be in compliance with state regulations, and adds an additional element of secur...
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Formosan termites are seemingly more destructive than native species. They can cause tens of thousands of dollars in damage, and colonies reportedly contain millions of insects. A mature queen can lay up to 3,000 ...
Three Oaks HOA in Sarasota, Florida has a typical rule about storing RVs: “The HOA rules do not allow residents to permanently park or store their campers, boats, trailers or similar vehicles in the driveway of their lot. Residents are also prohibited from storing these types of vehicles ...
According to Carolyn MacNeil, director of the Boston Police Department’s Neighborhood Watch Unit, “People aren’t rooted in their neighborhoods the way they were many years ago. Often, today, people don’t know their neighbors at all.” ...
Board members in all states should be aware of recent changes in federal law that require a condo, homeowners association, or co-op to act when a resident who falls within a protected class is harassed in the community. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established...