Florida condo & HOA news
Plain-English Florida condo and HOA law updates for owners, volunteer board members, managers, and everyone navigating community-association life.
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Written by Eric M. Glazer · Florida attorney
KAREN: A Jupiter police chief Frank Kitzerow is currently facing a lawsuit from his homeowners association who claims the chief owes them thousands in delinquent assessments. The lawsuit was filed with the Palm Beach County Circuit Court on April 19th claiming Kitzerow owes $1,600 in association fees after…
Read: POLICE CHIEF → With all of the negative press out there regarding condo and HOA boards, one would get the impression that all board members are united in their effort to accomplish a pre-planned agenda that serves the board member’s interests instead of the community interest as a whole. The truth is often times very…
Read: A DIVIDED BOARD OR A UNITED BOARD? → If there ever was a time to come to a seminar or educational event, Sunday is it. This coming Sunday, May 7th, at 7:00 a.m. my staff and I put together a great event for all of you at The Miniaci Theater at Nova Southeastern University. From 7:00 – 8:00 we will serve you a buffet breakfast. At 8:00 a.m.…
Read: TREAT YOURSELF TO A GREAT TIME ON SUNDAY → We often blog about the fact that there are some bad laws on the books. What about when we come across a situation that appears perfectly legal, but are surprised that it is? I had such a case yesterday. I met with a gentleman who lives in a condo and was upset about a massive construction project taking…
Read: THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW → Like I have been saying over the last few weeks, The Miami Dade Grand Jury Report changed everything. Tackling the issues of an owner’s inability to obtain access to records, election fraud and violations of The Florida Condominium Act no doubt became a high priority in The Florida Legislature this…
Read: HOA MEMBERS AGAIN CRY – WHAT ABOUT US? → As we said last week, don’t be fooled by some of the new legislation that is supposed to crack down on condo crime. A bad board member or manager stealing some money from the operating account of a condominium is terrible and they deserve to be arrested and incarcerated. However, it is small potatoes to…
Read: HOW ABOUT WE FOCUS ON REAL CRIME? → In response to the Miami Dade Grand Jury Report that blasted officers and directors, management companies and the DBPR, but ignored the fact that prosecutor’s offices often turn a blind eye toward condo and HOA crime, Senator Rene Garcia and House Member Jose Felix Diaz filed a bill that attempts to do a…
Read: In response to the Miami Dad → In response to the Miami Dade Grand Jury Report that blasted officers and directors, management companies and the DBPR, but ignored the fact that prosecutor’s offices often turn a blind eye toward condo and HOA crime, Senator Rene Garcia and House Member Jose Felix Diaz filed a bill that attempts to do a…
Read: March 6, 2017In response to the Miami Dade Grand Jury Report that bla → For those of you who read the Miami Dade Grand Jury Report you know that right off the bat the report starts off with the fact that the problem of unit owner access to records is worse than ever before. It’s a problem that exists for decades. The Florida Legislature has not addressed the problem at all and…
Read: HERE’S A LAW THAT NEEDS TO BE PASSED PRONTO → Attorneys like me who have spent their careers litigating will tell you that litigation in court is grueling, expensive, lengthy, aggravating and time consuming. And those are the good points. As a result, and due to the need to un-clog the court system, The Florida Legislature created mandatory…
Read: CAN A JUDGE BE BOUGHT…………LEGALLY? → No question that the Miami-Dade Grand Jury report slammed the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Unquestionably, the report made the Department of Business and Professional Regulation look bad. Have an open mind however about the Grand Jury proceedings. It’s easy to indict the DBPR if all…
Read: SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? → In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, I previously blogged about discrimination and racism and whether or not they still exist in our Florida community associations. I won’t do that today. I was going to write about the fact that segments of the press believes that Trump won the election because…
Read: EQUALITY AND RESPECT BEGIN AT HOME → This is a very interesting time of year in the condo and HOA world. Of course everyone’s thoughts turn to the holidays. We start thinking about Christmas, Chanukah, New Years and all of the days off we get to spend with friends and family. The problem is that this is typically the busiest time of year as…
Read: SOME YEAR-END OBSERVATIONS → As you all know by now, condo and HOA directors must get certified within one year prior to getting elected or appointed to the board or within 90 days of actually getting elected or appointed to the Board. They can do so in one of two ways. The first way is the chicken’s way out and quite frankly is an…
Read: JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 15TH → Tonight may prove to be the most watched debate in the history of politics. People are going to tune in in record numbers, many of whom having never even voted in an election before. The amount of interest being generated is amazing as everyone wants to hear what their candidate has to say, while hoping…
Read: WHY NOT HAVE DEBATES IN YOUR CONDO ELECTIONS? → Ireally wish I didn’t have to write this particular blog this week. It’s about another HOA President who helped herself to the association’s funds when she thought she wouldn’t get caught. And if not for the hard work of a particular resident of the community, she might have been right. Three years after…
Read: ANOTHER DIRECTOR CONVICTED. THIS TIME IN BROWARD → It’s President’s Day today. Time to honor Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln and all the other Presidents. Let’s not forget Smith, Cohen, Jones, Martinez and Miller. I know the last few names on the list weren’t Presidents of The United States. I haven’t totally lost my mind….yet. But surely, these…
Read: IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT'S DAY → Great article by The Miami Herald this week regarding the fact that condo associations across the state are ripping people off by charging illegal and excessive transfer fees when someone is trying to sell or rent their unit. For those of you who missed it, here is the link:…
Read: TRANSFER FEES – WHY ALL THE CONFUSION? →Read it. Then watch it.
