July 2018 - Florida Association News Blog

A necessary duty of Florida’s community associations is to levy and collect assessments to ensure the upkeep of the community. In a perfect world, all owners would timely pay their assessments. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. When owners do not pay, their association often takes legal action including the filing of a lien […]

Tags Assessment, Florida HOA, Florida Legislature, Foreclosure, HOA Declaration, lawsuit, Records 3 Comments

Our community association clients often ask whether fining an owner for violating the governing documents of the association “is worth the effort?” We respond, “Well, that depends. Do you have a formal fining process in place and is the association following the statutory process to properly levy and impose fines.” A response we hear too […]

Tags Fining Committee, Florida Board of Directors, Florida Condo Fining Committee, Florida HOA Fining Committee 2 Comments

Community associations have an interest in the safety and integrity of their communities. Generally speaking, boards of community associations would like to be reasonably certain that potential owners, renters and other occupants have the financial capability to meet their financial obligations. Also of concern are potential purchasers’ and tenants’ criminal backgrounds, if any, so as […]

Tags Community Governing Documents, Consumer Reporting, Florida Condominium, Florida HOA 1 Comment

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