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Written by Eric M. Glazer · Florida attorney
As I write this blog, there is a threat of a tropical storm forming off the coast of Florida and there’s another potential storm brewing in the Atlantic. So, we are entering the peak of hurricane season. Get ready. Be prepared. I’m happy to say that after being without electricity after Wilma and Irma,…
Read: TIME TO GENERATE A NEW LAW → It’s the end of the summer. Millions of kids across our state have to suck it up and return to school. And if the kids have to endure school for the next ten months, all of you can endure a measly three hours. I’m talking of course about Condo and HOA Board Certification and Legal Update Course. There’s a…
Read: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME-PART 4 → In Iezzi Family Limited Partnership, v. Edgewater Beach Owners Association, Inc., the owner of a condominium unit filed a 27-count complaint against the condominium’s Association and seven current or former directors or officers of the Association, seeking both equitable and legal relief. The trial court…
Read: NEW CASE MAKES IT HARDER TO SUE A CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION → Many of you live in condominiums that have a “Master Association.” But what is a Master Association? Is it a condominium association? Is it a homeowner’s association? Is it neither? This question was recently addressed by the Third District Court of Appeal in Dimitri v. Commercial Center of Miami…
Read: SO JUST WHAT IS A “MASTER ASSOCIATION?” → Some of you have asked where I have been this week after not being reachable by phone, e-mail or even on the Condo Craze Radio Show. Well, I had an epiphany this week. I write this blog having gotten home from the hospital just a few hours ago. Last Sunday evening I was on vacation in Charleston, South…
Read: TRUST ME – THINGS CAN BE WORSE → As a result of higher taxes, out of control homelessness and crime, the news continues to report that people living in Northeastern states are moving out in droves and the beneficiary is Florida. Our population continues to explode. Who would ever have thought that the population of Florida would exceed…
Read: WILL PARADISE SOON BE LOST? → In three days it’s July 4th. Our country’s birthday USA flags will be flying everywhere, even in our community associations and even if the Board in that association says take it down. Why then are there fights ever year on the news about Boards attempting to force owners to take the flag down? The…
Read: NO MORE FLAG FIGHTS PLEASE! → Ihave written several blogs about a unit owner’s responsibility to look after their unit, even when they go away for the summer or back to their home in the northern part of the country. Does the same responsibility apply to members of the Board? I believe it does. Board members deserve breaks too. They…
Read: OUT OF SIGHT DOESN’T MEAN OUT OF MIND – PART 2 → So, The Florida Legislature wrapped up its 2019 session last week. In a word, when it came to community association law, the session was simply unproductive. Not a single community association law bill passed. There was one change that effects high-rise condominiums however. There was an attempt made to…
Read: LEGISLATIVE / FIRE SAFETY – UPDATE → Even though I just completed a difficult stretch of teaching lots of board certification classes all over the state, I always like to think of ways to improve the seminar and keep attendees entertained on one hand, but promote just how serious the topic is on the other. While I take my responsibility to…
Read: WHO SHOULD TEACH THE BOARD MEMBERS? → The 2019 session of The Florida Legislature is quickly drawing to a close. So, what new laws can we expect to see that will have an...
Read: WHAT NEW LAWS CAN WE EXPECT? → Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement at some of the laws that exist. Here’ an example: We all know that a “Meeting of...
Read: WHEN IS A MEETING A MEETING? ARE YOU SURE? → This INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR agreement is entered into by and between Annael Harrrar (contractor) and CLS DISTRIBUTORS, FL. LLC,...
Read: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT → If there is one discrepancy between condominium and homeowner association law that makes absolutely no sense, it’s the laws regarding...
Read: WHERE DO WE START? IN COURT? MEDIATION? ARBITRATION? → We have all been in circumstances where someone promised something, reneged on that promise and we wished we had the original promise in writing. “Getting it in writing” can also be crucial in the condominium and HOA context. Several years ago our firm successfully argued the case of Curci Village…
Read: DID YOU GET IT IN WRITING → We all know that condominium and homeowner associations sue and get sued all the time. Are there any specific obligations to inform the unit owners that the association has filed suit? Are there any specific obligations to inform the owners or potential buyers that the association has been sued? Believe…
Read: LITIGATION LIMITS → Today is my 51st birthday. I’m also in London at the moment taking in the sights with the family. We’ll also get to see Paris, Amsterdam and Bruges. A fun and exciting week lies ahead. And then, it’s back home to the HOA that I live in and the condominium association I work in. Today, I’m obviously in…
Read: MAKING YOUR COMMUNITY A FRIENDLIER PLACE → We all know that if you live in a condominium, your declaration of condominium and all amendments need to be recorded in the public records in the county where the condominium is located. If you live in a homeowner’s association, your declaration of covenants must be recorded. Your bylaws should also be…
Read: DO YOU NEED TO RECORD YOUR RULES AND REGULATIONS? →Read it. Then watch it.
