We recently held a 2022 Legal Update educational CEU webinar with Steven Braten from Rosenbaum PLLC to discuss recent legislation . The webinar covered: Senate Bill 72 COVID-19 Liability Shield Senate Bill 2006 COVID-19 Documentation Senate Bill 602 Business Organizations Senate Bill 56 Collection Letter Changes Senate Bill 630 Omnibus Community Association Bill and More! […]
Tags 2022, Association, Condo, Covid-19, Florida, HOA, Legal, Update
As COVID-19 restrictions have loosened on group gatherings, many are questioning the best way to continue holding board meetings. Holding the meetings virtually has increased participation from the community, but communities are eager to meet in person again. This has led many to ask the following: Is there a way to successfully host a meeting […]
Tags Board Meetings, Condo, Covid-19, HOA, Hybrid, Rembaum Association Roundup, Zoom
We recently held a “2022 Legal Update” educational webinar with Michael Bender from Kaye Bender Rembaum to discuss recent legislation. The webinar covered: Senate Bill 602: Business Organizations Senate Bill 56: Assessment Notices Senate Bill 630: Community Associations Senate Bill 1966: Department of Business and Professional Regulation and More! Click here to watch the webinar […]
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There are many things to consider when preparing for budget season. Here are some steps that may assist your Board in the process: Don’t delay – Start the process as early as possible so that you don’t miss items that could significantly impact your budget. Now is the perfect time to start preparations if your […]
Tags Association, Budget, Condo, Contracts, HOA, Legal, Reserves, Season
Our recent article titled “Installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Condominiums” by Dan Tiernan was featured in the recent issue of the Florida Community Association Journal (FLCAJ). Each month, the Florida Community Association Professionals (FCAP) releases FLCAJ. This magazine contains news and features articles dealing with areas of interest to managers and board members and has […]
Tags Association, Charging, Condo, Electric Vehicle, EV, FCAP, FLCAJ, Florida, Florida Condominium, Station
We recently held an educational webinar with Seth Bernstein and Luis Lavandeira from Gerstle, Rosen & Goldenberg to discuss what to expect during an audit. The webinar covered: What is an Association Audit and who needs one? Pre-Audit Procedures Audit Procedures –How is an audit conducted? How to review an Audit? Click here to watch […]
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Rembaum’s Association Roundup Florida has created an abundance of legislation governing homeowners’ and condominium associations. You would think that, by now, laws affecting both types of communities would have more parity than they actually do. (Please note that that commercial condominiums are not addressed in this article.) Perhaps the most appreciative difference between a homeowners […]
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The laws in Florida have been clearly crafted to try and prevent condominium associations from taking excessive and unnecessary fees from new residents. There has been a large increase of class action lawsuits filed against Condominium Associations claiming that elevator use fees are illegal transfer fees. The lawsuits seek damages on behalf of hundreds and […]
Tags Condo, excessive, Fees, Move in, Tenants, Transfer Fees
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! Click here to watch the […]
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We recently held an educational webinar with Michael Kassower from Frank Weinberg Black regarding the State of Emergency expiration on June 26. Find out what this means for your community association by watching the recording of the webinar. The webinar covered: How restrictive you can/should be at this point given there is no State of […]
Tags Condo, Covid-19, Florida state of emergency, HOA, Re-opening, state of emergency