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...
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...
Property insurance in Florida has been a growing concern for some time. The recent special session set out to create some changes which they are hopeful will be a catalyst for positive changes. Legislators claim their plan is one of hope, so they’re seeing the light...
At the risk of repeating ourselves about putting everything in your CC&Rs – make sure you cover accessibility requirements in there too. Making sure that you cover all the important issues in your association’s CC&Rs is the best way to protect yourself, your...
In most cases, the division between what is public and private is clear. If you live in a single-family home with a pool in your backyard or a basketball hoop in your driveway, those are clearly private spaces. However, shared residential spaces, especially those at...
