The Board held seven closed-door meetings claiming to discuss “personnel matters” involving their management and security companies. The arbitrator ruled these were not true personnel matters since the companies were independent contractors, not employees. Under Florida law, only meetings about actual association employees qualify for the closed-door exception — all others must remain open to owners.

Florida created two programs to help with rising insurance costs: My Safe Florida Home and My Safe Florida Condo. Both offered free wind mitigation inspections and grants to fund storm-resistant upgrades. Homeowners could receive up to $10K; condos up to $175K. However, as of now, both programs have paused new applications. Stay tuned for updates at mysafeflhome.com and mysafeflcondo.com.