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But we don’t have money to fix our roof. I can’t believe how expensive it is to replace the landscaping. Why is our deductible so high? After what just happened in that Hollywood Nursing Home, shouldn’t generators be required in 55 and over communities? These are just some of the comments and questions I’ve…
Read: SPEND NOW OR SPEND LATER → IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR OUR HOA FRIENDS
Just when high Florida rise condominiums thought they had dodged a bullet and wouldn’t be required to install expensive engineered life safety systems — Governor Rick Scott vetoed House Bill 653. Florida law allowed condominiums in excess of 75 in height to opt out of a mandatory sprinkler requirement by a…
Read: IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR OUR HOA FRIENDS → SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW LAWS
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW LAWS? It certainly was a busy year for condo legislation. HB 653 was vetoed at the last minute by...
Read: SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW LAWS → PENDING HOUSE BILLS
HB 483: MORAITIS AND DONALDS ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES: PLACES CAP ON WHAT CAN BE CHARGED REQUIRES SPECIFIC FORM ALREADY PASSED CIVIL JUSTICE AND CLAIMS SUB COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA FOR 3/21 AT 8AM – CAREERS AND COMPETITION WEBSTER HALL (212 KNOTT) GOOD MORNING – ATTORNEY ERIC GLAZER I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING…
Read: PENDING HOUSE BILLS → CAN WE REALLY BUILD THAT WALL?
Last week our new President ordered the federal government to immediately start building the wall on our southern border. Trump claims that the wall will help security measures designed to keep the United States safe from entry by illegal immigrants and that the wall will help prevent crimes in the…
Read: CAN WE REALLY BUILD THAT WALL? → HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY
It’s our nation’s birthday today. Unfortunately, it seems as if the political climate of our country makes it seem that we are as divided today as we were since the 1960s, and it’s not one big happy birthday party. The tragedy in our own state has left scars that won’t heal any time soon. I haven’t met one…
Read: HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY → WHY IS THE DIVISION OF CONDOMINIUMS BEING SO DIFFICULT?
All of you who live in a condominium are now certainly aware that by December 31st, if your building is 75 feet or higher, you will be required to install a fire sprinkler system in your condominium, unless the unit owners vote to opt out. Many of you have already done so. A few weeks ago, I wrote in my…
Read: WHY IS THE DIVISION OF CONDOMINIUMS BEING SO DIFFICULT? → BEFORE YOU REJECT THAT CRIMINAL OFFENDER……
As much as I would like to move on from the politics of the election, it’s difficult to do when faced with a recent decision of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It’s yet another example of political correctness gone crazy and the government interfering with your rights to decide who and…
Read: BEFORE YOU REJECT THAT CRIMINAL OFFENDER…… → A LABOR DAY TRADITION.
Each year I love to write about how Labor Day should apply to everyone, especially to those people who voluntarily serve as officers and directors in our Florida community associations. If anyone deserves a day of recognition and a day to sit back, kick off their shoes and soak in the sun, it’s these…
Read: A LABOR DAY TRADITION. → TICK TOCK – TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO OPT-OUT OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER REQUIREMENT
Let’s narrow the issues right off the bat. You only need to keep reading if your building is 75 feet or more in height, measured from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access to the floor level of the highest occupiable story. If your condominium does not fit into this category, if you already…
Read: TICK TOCK – TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO OPT-OUT OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER REQUIREMENT → THE FLORIDA BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE
Last week, we spoke about how difficult it is to obtain personal liability against an individual director of a community association. The plaintiff would basically need to show a crime, fraud or self-dealing. What about when the directors make decisions that may ultimately be incorrect but were made in…
Read: THE FLORIDA BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE → GETTING PERSONAL
So you want to be on the Board of Directors. Did you ever wonder whether or not by being on the Board, you are subjecting yourself to loss of your personal assets should your association get sued. Unless you’re truly a bad guy or gal, you have little to worry about. Getting personal liability against an…
Read: GETTING PERSONAL → WHEN YOUR BELONGINGS AND YOUR DOCS GO OUT THE WINDOW
It’s officially hurricane season here in Florida. Pretty soon, the media will be trying to scare the bejesus out of us the minute a single cloud rolls off of Africa’s west coast. We all know how lucky we’ve been for close to a decade now, but one day our luck will again run out. Imagine for a moment that…
Read: WHEN YOUR BELONGINGS AND YOUR DOCS GO OUT THE WINDOW → HERE TODAY --- GONE TOMORROW-PART 1
Although you may not know it, your condominium could be terminated by a vote of the owners. This simply means that the provisions of your Declaration of Condominium would no longer apply and you can in effect be forced out of the property. All declarations of condominium contain a section regarding how the…
Read: HERE TODAY --- GONE TOMORROW-PART 1 → WHO TO TURN TO FOR HELP-PART 1
Although you may not know it, your condominium could be terminated by a vote of the owners. This simply means that the provisions of your Declaration of Condominium would no longer apply and you can in effect be forced out of the property. All declarations of condominium contain a section regarding how the…
Read: WHO TO TURN TO FOR HELP-PART 1 → NEW LAW PROVIDES HIGH STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS
The Florida Legislature just passed a new bill that creates high standards for Florida’s community association managers and management companies. The Governor is expected to sign it. Here is what the law says: 468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability (1) A community association manager or a…
Read: NEW LAW PROVIDES HIGH STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS → ANOTHER ATTEMPT BEING MADE TO PUT MONEY AHEAD OF SAFETY
You may recall that two years ago, The House and the Senate passed legislation that would have allowed condominiums in excess of 75 in height to opt out of a mandatory engineered life safety system. Legislation already existed that allowed these condominiums to opt out of sprinkler requirements. Condos…
Read: ANOTHER ATTEMPT BEING MADE TO PUT MONEY AHEAD OF SAFETY →Read it. Then watch it.