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We recently held an educational webinar with Will Simons, RS from Association Reserves to discuss what a reserve study is and how such studies are used during an association’s budget planning process. The webinar covered: A review of the Florida Statutes pertaining to reserves Best practices for budgeting Plus, more! Disclaimer: This video is for […]

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We recently held an educational “EV Charging in Condos – How to Make it Happen!” webinar with Alessandra Stivelman from Eisinger Law and Pere Francino from City Vitae to discuss the EV and EV charging market and installation. The Webinar covered: EV and EV Charging market EV Charging 101: How long does it take? Individual […]

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We recently held an educational “Updating Governing Documents” webinar with Emily Gannon from Kaye Bender Rembaum to discuss why updating governing documents is critically important. The Webinar covered: The Hierarchy of Governing Documents The Amendment Process Common Misconceptions and more… by Ashley Dietz Gray, VP Marketing, Campbell Property Management

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SB 518 Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim and Remove Trees would require a permit to remove problem trees in community associations. This bill harms millions of Floridians owning property and living in HOAs and condo associations. The Florida Legislative Action Committee, the legislative arm of Community Associations Institute (CAI) in Florida, whose volunteers throughout […]

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We recently held an educational “Insurance Renewals” webinar with Paul Mack from Mack, Mack, & Waltz Insurance Group to discuss insurance increases and the state of the market. The Webinar covered: Association Insurance Basics State of the Market Update What to Expect for 2022 What Can be Done to Reduce Rates How to communicate and […]

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We recently held an educational “What to Expect During an Audit” webinar with Nicole Johnson from Hafer Certified Public Accountants to discuss what to expect during an audit . The Webinar covered: Internal Controls Control Activities = Do’s and Dont’s Purpose of Financial Statements The Audit Process and more… by Ashley Dietz Gray, Marketing Director, Campbell […]

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We recently held an educational “Amending Governing Documents” webinar with Michael Kassower from Frank Weinberg Black to discuss amending your community association’s Governing Documents . The Webinar covered: Power of the Amendment Categories of Governing Documents Amendment Protocols Electronic Voting Special Amendments Notice Strategies and more… by Ashley Dietz Gray, Marketing Director, Campbell Property Management

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Rembaum’s Association Roundup As a result of the 2022 Florida legislative session, there will be no new statutes requiring mandated building/engineering inspections, no statutory changes to budgeting procedures, no mandated reserve study requirements, and no statutory changes to required disclosures. While only a very few Florida counties have mandated in their code of ordinances that […]

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We recently held an educational webinar called “9 Steps To An Effective Board Meeting” with Dan Tiernan from Campbell Property Management to discuss 9 practices to adopt for effectively running board meetings. The Webinar covered: Board meeting agendas Disruptive owners Non-agenda items Zoom meetings by Ashley Dietz Gray, Marketing Director, Campbell Property Management

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The following is an excerpt from an article posted by the Brickell Homeowners Association regarding a recently approved law pertaining to public records requirements in Miami-Dade County. Please note that this only affects community associations in Miami-Dade county. “Miami-Dade approves public records for condo associations. The law will require condo associations to upload financial statements, […]

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Watch the Webinar: Fundamentals of Reserves CEU Webinar

Watch the Webinar: EV Charging in Condos – How to Make it Happen!

Watch the Webinar: Updating Governing Documents

Take action! Tell Governor DeSantis do NOT sign SB 518!

Watch the Webinar: Insurance Renewals

Watch the Webinar: What to Expect During an Audit

Watch the Webinar: Amending Governing Documents

Last Surfside-Inspired Bill Fails: A Perfect Opportunity Lost

Watch the Webinar: “9 Steps To An Effective Board Meeting”

Miami-Dade Approves Public Record Requirements for Condo Associations

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