By 2010, the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national organization providing resources for planned unit developments and homeowners associations, estimated that 24.8 million American homes, and 62 million residents are currently …
Tag: Association law
Whether you live in an urban high-rise in the heart of a large city, or in a more spread-out suburban HOA development, security—for both property and physical safety—is an important issue in any condo community. Who can come in, at what ti…
We have a very small pool in our community. Obviously, it would be impossible for all the homeowners to go to the pool at once. I read something about discrimination since I had asked if we could get a lifeguard instructor who could offer a…
When it comes to ensuring that important association documents are private and secure, board members and managers have to follow specific protocols. However, due to ignorance or carelessness, those rules aren’t always followed. “Prob…
Every year the state of Florida experiences an ebb and flow of full-time and part time residents; as the seasons change, so does the population. Part-time residents from the northern United States and Canada live and work in Florida fo…
Community associations would be authorized to install hurricane-proof doors, delay elevator upgrades, deny to delinquent owners the use of certain amenities and services, and allow more lenient access to records; streamline foreclosure …
Q We have a small condo association and it is difficult, as I assume it is for most, to get people to serve on our board. The idea came up to have one person serve as the treasurer/secretary. In Florida is this legal? Is it something t…
Differences and disputes happen. We’re only human, and that’s why laws and rules are in place. But, the federalist system of government we use in this country is far from the most efficient system. Layers and layers of laws, statutes, a…
While essential to the successful operation of all cooperatives or condominiums, governing documents are often only glossed over by otherwise well-intentioned board members, residents and property managers leading to potential pitfalls.…
Q The board has just implemented a new ban on smoking. However, they have indicated that those shareholders who smoke and were shareholders prior to the effective date will still be allowed to smoke in their own units, but not on t…