THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE BETTER KILL HB 913 AND SB 1742
Florida promised condo safety after Surfside. Now they’re backpedaling with bills that gut reserves. History is doomed to repeat.
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SENATE BILL 1742: WHY MAKE THINGS SO DIFFICULT?
New bills propose big changes to how Florida condos invest reserve funds. Senate Bill 1742 starts simply—keep funds FDIC-insured—but quickly spirals into complex rules, investment committees, and ongoing oversight requirements. For volunteer board members, it could turn a straightforward duty into an…
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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: COULD THIS BE THE YEAR? → THE NEW LAWS: DEVELOPERS ARE PROTECTED YET AGAIN
When a community gets turned over from developer control to unit owner control, the unit owners typically hire experts to determine whether or not the developer has breached their warranty by turning over the property with construction defects. This year, on April 13, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill No.…
Read: THE NEW LAWS: DEVELOPERS ARE PROTECTED YET AGAIN → LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
The Florida Legislature is in full swing. Each year lots of bills get filed, but few make it to the finish line and become law. Here’s an update on two bills that are moving towards becoming law: SB 394: This is my mandatory education bill, requiring directors to get certified by attending a course. Senator…
Read: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE → THERE MAY BE LOTS OF NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN IF THIS BILL PASSES
Senator Anna Maria Rodriguez filed our mandatory condo education bill in Florida’s Senate. But if you think she’s done trying to change additional condominium laws, you would be very wrong. She also filed Senate Bill 274 which creates the Condominium Fraud Investigation Pilot Program. According to the bill…
Read: THERE MAY BE LOTS OF NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN IF THIS BILL PASSES → ANOTHER STUNNING GRAND JURY REPORT ABOUT FLORIDA CONDOMINIUMS
I’ll tell you something – I give a lot of credit to Kathy Fernandez Rundle, The State Attorney for Miami-Dade County. She actually prosecutes cases of condo fraud, years ago she assembled a grand jury to make recommendations to the state legislature regarding condo crimes, kickbacks, conflicts of interest…
Read: ANOTHER STUNNING GRAND JURY REPORT ABOUT FLORIDA CONDOMINIUMS → THANK YOU SENATOR ANNA MARIA RODRIGUEZ!
Afew weeks ago, I wrote a blog called It’s Time To Stop A True Florida Farce. The blog spoke about the fact that members of community association boards of directors can still get certified without taking an educational class. Instead, they can sign a rather silly piece of paper that states they have read…
Read: THANK YOU SENATOR ANNA MARIA RODRIGUEZ! → LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Ihad the honor and pleasure of spending a few days in Tallahassee last week. I testified at hearings before the House of Representatives. I drafted proposed legislation and had several meetings with legislators and staff. One thing is very clear this legislative session. IF YOU ARE A BOARD MEMBER OR…
Read: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE → THE FIGHT FOR EVEN MORE OF YOUR MONEY
This year’s legislative session is boring to say the least, when it comes to pending community association legislation. There is one bill however, Senate Bill 736, which is generating a lot of noise. In sum, when someone is selling a home or a condo unit, it is imperative for the buyer to obtain what is…
Read: THE FIGHT FOR EVEN MORE OF YOUR MONEY → GOVERNOR SCOTT………THE DEMOCRAT
Republicans always knock the Democrats for never actually solving a problem, but choosing instead to form a committee to investigate solutions that may one day hypothetically come up with the answer to the problem and which may ultimately and possibly be utilized in the future to solve the problem, after…
Read: GOVERNOR SCOTT………THE DEMOCRAT → DIRECTORS ARE IN THE CROSS HAIRS YET AGAIN
Two years ago, you may remember that a Miami Dade Grand Jury issued a scathing report about condominium board members in Miami Dade County. In sum, the report concluded that they’re basically all a bunch of thieves who get on the board with evil intentions including purposely diverting the association’s…
Read: DIRECTORS ARE IN THE CROSS HAIRS YET AGAIN →Read it. Then watch it.