HOUSE BILL 913 – Part Two
Rep. Vicki Lopez files a major condo bill—quarterly board meetings, pooled reserves, and lines of credit up to 35% of future needs.
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THE CRITICS WERE ALL WRONG
Mandatory education for condo boards was once criticized. Now, 400+ pack every class eager to learn. Florida got this one right!
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BEFORE YOU GO BAD-MOUTHING YOUR BOARD
Condo turmoil: Red-tagged building, $4.5M repairs, residents demand transparency on past funds. Know your rights and ask for records!
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2025 – THE BEGINNING OF MASSIVE CHANGES TO OUR CONDO COMMUNITIES
2025 is a game-changer for Florida condos with new laws on inspections, repairs, and reserves, ensuring safety after the Surfside tragedy.
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OUT WITH THE OLD…IN WITH THE NEW
Presidential Inauguration is certain—can HOAs & condos say the same? Eric & Karen dive into chaotic leadership turnovers in associations!
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FLORIDA DOING WHAT IT CAN TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRES
LA’s tragedy sparks fire safety talks. Eric & Karen explain FL high-rise fire rules, ELSS systems & what this means for condo owners.
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THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT FIASCO IS FINALLY SETTLED -- FOR THIS WEEK THAT IS.
Are condo boards & HOAs required to disclose info under the Corporate Transparency Act? Confusion reigns—here’s what you need to know!
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IT’S NOW TIME TO BE NEIGHBORLY AGAIN
2024 tested Florida with new laws and division. Let’s move forward as neighbors—thankful, united, and ready for a better 2025.
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SO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CONDOMINIUM UNIT?
When selling your condo, it’s not ‘buyer beware’—it’s ‘seller disclose everything!’ Florida law demands transparency. Learn what’s required.
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SO YOU THINK THERE’S NO FRAUD IN ELECTIONS?
Election tampering in condos? It happens. Read this case I won proving intentional notice failures. Share your thoughts in the comments!
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YOUR ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION IT AIN’T AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS - Part 1
Election season is here! First notices must go out—condos or HOAs. Learn what can go wrong and why your attorney and manager must team up!
Read more → COULD THIS BE THE YEAR?
Let’s just say that 2024 has gotten off on the right foot. For those of you that have followed my career, you know how passionate I have been about mandatory education for condominium board members. I have drafted legislation requiring mandatory board education several times. Each time it would make it into…
Read more → NEW HOA LAW IS WELCOMED BY MANY
There has been so much talk about the new condo laws. However, one new HOA law is a major change to the thousands of HOAs throughout the state. As we know, you lose some of your rights to use your property the way you want to use it when moving into a deed restricted community. But suppose what you want to…
Read more → NEW CONDO LAW MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE CONDO MUST MAKE THE REPAIR
I get so many calls and e-mails each week about whether the condominium or the unit owner is responsible to fix something that’s broken. Florida Statute 718.113 was recently amended and here’s what it says: (1) Maintenance of the common elements is the responsibility of the association, except for any…
Read more → IF THERE EVER WAS A TIME TO GET EDUCATED
In light of the tragedy at The Champlain Towers in Surfside last year, The Florida Legislature, to its credit, passed massive condominium reform regarding safety, inspections and reserves. These laws are confusing to those who work in the industry every day, never mind to those who serve on condo Boards…
Read more → BACK TO HOAs THIS WEEK
It seems that for week after week we have been blogging about condominiums for the obvious reason that condo laws have undergone an absolutely dramatic change this year. Not only is the change dramatic, but it will no doubt lead to foreclosures of countless units when unit owners cannot pay the special…
Read more → OTHER NEW CONDO LAWS TO KNOW – PART THREE
Today, we finally conclude all off the new condominium laws that were passed in 2022 by The Florida Legislature. There is a lot to know. ALL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS MUST: Although the DBPR has yet to produce the required form: On or before January 1, 2023, condominium associations existing on or before July…
Read more → THE NEW CONDO LAWS ---- MANDATORY INSPECTIONS – PART ONE
et’s start discussing the new condominium laws that go into effect on July 1st. We won’t cover them all in one week, so look forward to next week’s blog as well. IF YOU HAVE A MANAGEMENT COMPANY the statute says: If a community association manager or a community association management firm has a contract…
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