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Tips for Improving Your Miami Condo Association’s Security
One of the benefits of living in a condo association is being able to pool resources for the shared enjoyment of the entire community. Amenities like tennis courts, pools and fitness centers are features many HOA residents in Florida enjoy. Another perhaps less...
5 Areas to Include in Your Condo Association Maintenance Plan
Condo maintenance is one of those agenda items that seems to make an appearance at nearly every board meeting. If it’s not a project your association recently finished, it’s likely a discussion about future improvement projects. Though often not fun (and sometimes...
Is Your HOA Hurricane Ready?
Hurricane season is something we need to be thinking about year-round in Florida, but with storm season upon us, now is the time condo associations throughout Miami-Dade need to act. Dig out your hurricane action plans, review your HOA’s policies and...
To Intervene or Not to Intervene? What’s the Role of Condo Associations in Resolving Disputes Between Owners?
Disagreements are a part of life, and condo associations are certainly not immune to them. So it’s often no surprise when a small scuffle or skirmish between neighbors escalates into a full-on dispute. The challenge for condo association board members, however, is...
How to Remove a Condo Board Member in Florida
Serving on a condo association’s board is hard work. Not everyone is up for the challenge and responsibilities. Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, not all board members end up passing muster when it comes to fulfilling the roles and responsibilities they were...
Communication and Engagement Best Practices for Your Condo Association
As a member of your condo association’s board of directors, you’ve likely noticed wide variation in unit owner’s engagement with board initiatives and responsiveness to communication. Some might only call to complain. Others want to attend every board meeting. The...
How to Deal with Foreclosure & Eviction in Your Florida HOA
Condo associations are like mini-governments, and at the helm is the association’s board of directors. The board is responsible for ensuring the well-being of the entire association community, and one of the biggest ways they do that is by overseeing the association’s...
Bidding War! Competitive Bid Requirements & Your HOA
The recently enacted “post-Surfside” legislation will mean many condo associations will have significant, and expensive, repairs coming down the pike within the next 12-18 months. Under Florida law HOAs are obligated to get competitive bids, but this doesn’t apply to...
What’s New? A Legal Update
Last year’s legislative special session – in May of 2022 – marks one of the most important changes to the Condominium Act since its inception in 1963. This new bill is 88 pages in its entirety, so we want to be clear that we’re only skimming the surface here. It will...