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Monday, December 17th, 2018 in Condo, HOA, Legal, Pets, Uncategorized by FAN
The dog barks, and the parrot squawks. A neighbor is cooking with too much garlic, again. An owner is smoking non-stop on their balcony making it unpleasant for everyone else. A neighbor, several neighbors, or even many neighbors are complaining to the board. What is a community association board to do? In dealing with any […]
Friday, December 14th, 2018 in Condo, Contracts, HOA, Legal, Uncategorized by FAN
On May 20 2009, just after the peak of the national foreclosure crisis, a federal statute was enacted to help protect a residential tenant who was renting a unit subject to foreclosure from being evicted without being afforded a reasonable amount of time to find alternative housing. The federal law was known as “Protecting Tenants […]
Monday, December 10th, 2018 in Condo, Construction, Contracts, HOA, Legal, Property Maintenance, Vendors by FAN
As happens far too often, contractors bid on an improvement project, start the work, only to later walk off the job. The contractor might do this for one of many reasons: the job was not bid correctly, prices go up, the laborers demand more money, and anything else that leads the contractor to believe they […]
Monday, November 26th, 2018 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Uncategorized by FAN
The ability to impose a fine on an owner who has violated the conditions and regulations of a community association is one of the tools an association may use to bring about compliance with its governing documents. Notwithstanding the provisions regarding the fining process that may be set out in the association’s governing documents, the […]
Monday, November 19th, 2018 in Announcements, Condo, Health, Legal, Safety, Technology by FAN
There appears to be some confusion surrounding the compliance date of the Engineered Life Safety System for those condominium associations that previously voted to opt out of the requirement to install condominium fire sprinkler retrofit. What is not confusing is that the safety of all occupants living in high-rise condominiums is paramount. No one wants […]
Friday, November 9th, 2018 in Announcements, Condo, Legal, Technology by FAN
While gasoline powered vehicles are still dominant on Florida’s roads, the ever-growing presence of electric vehicles cannot be ignored. The number of electric vehicles on our highways and streets continue to climb as they become more and more affordable. As consumers continue to embrace a greener lifestyle, Florida’s lawmakers have paved the way for condominium […]
Monday, September 24th, 2018 in Announcements, HOA, Legal, Management by FAN
Many Floridians live within a community operated by an association of some kind, be it a community of single-family homes under the jurisdiction of a homeowner’s or property owner’s association, or a condominium building maintained by a condominium association. These owners should be well-aware that many aspects of life within these communities are subject to […]
Monday, April 9th, 2018 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Management, Technology by FAN
House Bill 841 was signed into law by Governor Scott on March 23, 2018. This Bill defines changes to Community Association Laws: FS-718 (Condo), 719 (Co-op) and 720 (HOA) and will be effective July 1, 2018. Most of the changes are minor adjustments to many of the condo laws that were implemented in 2017. Probably the […]
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 in Condo, Contracts, HOA, Legal, Management by FAN
For those not yet introduced to the phrase “statutory safe harbor,” in the context of community associations, it limits the past due assessment liability of a first mortgagee, along with its successor or assignee of the mortgage to who acquires a condominium unit or a HOA parcel as a result of foreclosure of its first […]
Thursday, December 28th, 2017 in Condo, Contracts, Legal, Management by FAN
Ownership of a condominium unit, includes “appurtenances”, meaning rights which are attached to the unit and pass with the unit upon its sale. A plain English definition of the term means “connected to”. Typical examples of an appurtenance include common elements to which one or more unit owners have an exclusive use right such as […]