Kenneth S. Direktor, a condo and HOA attorney also with Becker & Poliakoff in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, represents over 300 associations and teaches community association law at Nova Southeastern University College of Law. “The importance of board transparency,” he says, “falls into three catego...
healthy environment for both HOA boards and owners. Once you set these limitations, try to stick to them. Be consistent, and create a pattern. And always remember to be patient—it may take time to set these limitations, but it will be well worth it.” ...
Now seeing as we already were used to working with distributed teams, and are allowed to WFH as much as we like(I had a developer up and move to Florida and continue to work remotely)we are well adapted to remote work, even for us there is a hit and it is not the preferred model...
Proxies are a useful tool, but even when handled correctly they are an imperfect substitute for attendance at association meetings. It is only at these forums that a full exchange of views between voters can occur. Bruce Cholst is a partner at Rosen & Livingston, a Manhattan law firm special...
” She points out that “bad behavior on the board or toward the community promotes a lack of order. Disrespect just doesn’t work. Collaborative behavior with other board members and the community is critical. When someone follows their own agenda, rather than the agenda of the community, ...
there are procedures/remedies in place in applicable law. (For example, in Florida, where our practice is located, in the event of an election dispute, one has 60 days to file a petition for arbitration with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to challenge the election result...