Florida Association News Blog

Florida Associations' resource for news, legal updates, events & education!

  • Home
  • About FAN
  • Florida Association News Event Calendar
  • Campbell’s Website
  • Tech Tuesdays
  • Meet the Director
  • Videos
  • Word Wednesdays
  • FAN Search

Vaccination ID’s; To Require or Not to Require | Association Liability Protection | Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 in Announcements, Condo, Health, HOA, Legal, Management, Uncategorized by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup Vaccination ID’s: To Require or Not to Require, That Is The Question Florida’s community association board members are wrestling with many amenity re-opening decisions these days. One such decision is whether or not to open the community clubhouse including the card rooms, bingo, and even off-Broadway like shows. As a part of […]

Tags CAI, Covid-19, Events, Limited law liability, Re-opening, Rembaum Association Roundup, Vaccination No Comments »

The 2021 Florida Legislative Preview, as Related to Community Associations | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Monday, March 22nd, 2021 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Management, Uncategorized by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup Welcome to Rembaum’s Association Roundup’s 2021 legislative preview. The 2021 legislative session began on March 2 and ends April 30. Not only are all of the Bills discussed below subject to multiple changes, whether any of the Bills discussed below will become the law of the land remains to be seen.  Unless […]

Tags Association, Bill, Condo, HOA, Legal, Legislative, Rembaum Association Roundup No Comments »

Selective Enforcement: A Grossly Misunderstood Concept

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Self Management, Uncategorized by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup Without exception, the affirmative defense of “selective enforcement” is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the entire body of community association law. How often have you heard something like this: “The board has not enforced the fence height limitation, so it cannot enforce any other architectural rules”? Simply put, nothing could […]

Tags Association, Condo, Florida, HOA, Law, Legal, Rembaum Association Roundup, Selective Enforcement No Comments »

Hosting Virtual Meetings via Zoom | What You Need to Know

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 in Announcements, Condo, Health, HOA, Legal, Safety, Staff, Technology, Uncategorized by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup The most asked question of 2020 is this: Can our association host our board and annual meetings using Zoom or another similar virtual/electronic platform? There is no doubt that technology will always advance faster than legislation. In fact, advances in technology seem to take place in light speed whereM as advances in […]

Tags Association, Condo, Florida, HOA, Rembaum Association Roundup, virtual meeting, Zoom No Comments »

Financial Screening of Purchasers: How Far Is Too Far?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 in Announcements, Condo, Contracts, HOA, Legal, Management, Staff, Uncategorized by FAN

A few months back a case came before the county court in the 20th Judicial Circuit for Collier County, wherein a prospective buyer challenged the validity of a board-adopted rule which required that all prospective buyers provide two years of tax returns with their application for ownership approval. This requirement was in addition to the background […]

Tags Association, Condo, Financial, Florida, HOA, Legal, Mech vs Crescent Beach Condo, Purchasing, Rembaum Association Roundup, Screening No Comments »

Association Rules After Expiration of the Governor’s State of Emergency Order for COVID-19

Friday, December 11th, 2020 in Announcements, Condo, Health, HOA, Legal, Management, Safety, Self Management, Staff, Uncategorized by FAN

By the time you read this article, the governor’s declared state of emergency as related to the coronavirus may have reached an end. If not, well, hopefully it will soon enough due to significant diminution of the coronavirus. What then? What happens to the rules adopted by an association in an effort to combat the […]

Tags Associations, community, Condo, coronavirus, Covid-19, emergency powers, Florida, HOA, Kaye Bender Rembaum, Rembaum Association Roundup, state of emergency No Comments »

Governing Document Amendments In Light Of COVID-19

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Self Management, Staff by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup As a result of the unexpected COVID-19 crisis and its ramifications on Florida’s community associations, there are lessons that can be learned. Early on, an unexpected issue many community associations faced was whether the board could rely on the emergency powers set out in the Florida Statutes to help protect both residents […]

Tags Association, Co-op, Condo, Covid-19, emergency powers, Florida, HOA, Rembaum Association Roundup No Comments »

Facial Covering Requirements County by County & A Hand Sanitizer Recall

Monday, June 29th, 2020 in Announcements, Condo, Health, HOA, Legal, Safety, Staff by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup Below you will find face covering requirements for Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee Counties. In addition, the cities of Hallandale and Aventura are discussed. Where appropriate, face covering requirements for those living in condominiums and homeowners’ associations are discussed as well. A recall was issued for a certain […]

Tags Broward, broward county face masks, Condominium, coronavirus, County, COVID-19 Florida, Facial Coverings, Florida, HOA, Masks, miami dade face masks, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, palm beach county face masks, Rembaum Association Roundup No Comments »

Re-Opening Amenities In Times Of Uncertainty, Part 2

Friday, May 8th, 2020 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Safety, Staff by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup In response to our article from May 3rd, 2020, we have received inquiries from readers regarding the ability of an association located in Palm Beach County to use volunteers to provide the pool monitoring as required by Palm  Beach County Emergency Order Number 5. In relevant part, the Palm Beach County Order provides […]

Tags Amenities, Association, Broward, Condo, coronavirus, Covid-19, HOA, Palm Beach County, pools, Re-opening, Rembaum Association Roundup No Comments »

Re-Opening Amenities In Times of Uncertainty

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Management, Safety, Staff by FAN

Rembaum’s Association Roundup The re-opening of amenities is anything but easy due to the local Orders being promulgated by Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Please be sure to review your County’s specific order(s) to ensure your association remains in compliance. These Orders have similarities but are also VERY different. A link to the recent re-opening […]

Tags Amenities, Association, Broward, Condo, coronavirus, Covid-19, HOA, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, pools, Re-opening, Rembaum Association Roundup No Comments »

  • « Older Entries
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5

FANsearch

Search the Blog

Follow Us

  • Facebook Twitter Linkedin YouTube SlideShare

Subscribe to FAN

    •  
    •  

Recent News

  • "He is a awesome credit to your agency!" says Donna on Google, via @Birdeye_ https://t.co/Ice8Uhoh5X about 10 hours ago ReplyRetweetFavorite
@campbell_pm

Recent Posts

  • Free Property Fraud Alerts for Palm Beach and Broward Counties
  • Vaccination ID’s; To Require or Not to Require | Association Liability Protection | Upcoming Events
  • Smarter Violations in Your Large HOA
  • The 2021 Florida Legislative Preview, as Related to Community Associations | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
  • 5 Reasons to Consider Switching to an Online Accounts Payable Platform

Categories

  • Announcements
  • Condo
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Health
  • HOA
  • Hurricane
  • Landscaping
  • Legal
  • Management
  • Pets
  • Property Maintenance
  • Reserve Studies
  • Safety
  • Self Management
  • Service Animals
  • Staff
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • Vendors

Recent Comments

  • Bob Lindner on FLCAJ 7th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting Now Open!
  • P Ramsey on FLCAJ 7th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting Now Open!
  • Nutmeg on Are You Suffering from Secondhand Smoke Coming into Your Condo?
  • Nutmeg on Are You Suffering from Secondhand Smoke Coming into Your Condo?
  • Nutmeg on Are You Suffering from Secondhand Smoke Coming into Your Condo?

Archives

  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013

Other Industry Blogs

  • CONDO & HOA LAW BLOG
  • FLORIDA CONDO & HOA LAW BLOG
  • Condos and HOAs
  • Florida HOA & Condo Blog
  • FLORIDA HOA LAWYER BLOG

Copyright

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Florida Association News is proudly brought to you by Campbell Property Management © 2021
Back to Top

Florida Association News

  • Enjoy the Blog? Sign-up for the FAN Newsletter!

    The online resource for board members, CAMs, owners and service providers.

X