There are two ways—and only two ways—to balance a budget: increase revenue, or decrease spending. Whether you’re the treasurer of a co-op or condo board or the President of the United States, those are the only two levers at your disposa…
Energy efficiency has become a “buzz word” over the past couple years in South Florida and more and more gadgets and devices have come on the market that are specifically designed to use less energy. Saving energy does a lot more than j…
We as a culture produce a lot of trash—and not just in the form of reality television shows, late night infomercials, and bad romance novels. We put the debris from our meals, our projects, our newly acquired goods and wares, and just a…
Going green doesn’t have anything to do with choosing a natural paint color for your kitchen, or planting a new bed of romaine lettuce in your community garden. But the phrase can have many different meanings and can be done across a br…
The 14th Street Townhomes, a 36-unit Pompano Beach condominium built in 1991, doesn’t have a vast expanse of grass. It occupies less than five acres of land, yet in 2008 it began saving 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of drinking water a year b…
If your association is thinking about taking a more natural approach to its landscape, giving up toxic chemicals in favor of organic solutions, consider yourself special. According to Ian Orlikoff, owner of Eco Logic Land Care…
With the possible exception of fire, nothing is more damaging to residential buildings and the property of their occupants as leaks. Whether it’s a torrential deluge from the upstairs neighbor’s overflowing bathtub or a slow, seeping lea…
Q When a management agent of a condominium receives a complaint from a homeowner about another homeowner, is management allowed to tell the homeowner the name of the complaint? Is this ethical and is there a real estate rule about how …
Q Can a condominium owner be elected president if they have a lien on their condo due to not paying some of their maintenance fees due to the condo?Is this a conflict of interest? —Concerned Condo Owner A “As a result …
b>Q We are a group of majority unit owners in a condominium having problems removing the board of managers – who are not complying with the bylaws. We, as the majority owners, have signed a petition to vote them out. We did everything nec…