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
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If you own a condo in Florida, a state agency (The DBPR) can audit your association's books, subpoena your board, fine your directors, and remove them from office. If you own a home in an HOA, that same agency has no authority to investigate your board at all, even for identical misconduct. This isn't an…
Read: Two Statutes, One State: Why Florida Polices Condos Like a Regulated Industry and Leaves HOAs Almost Entirely Alone →
Some condos and HOAs have grown into complex organizations. Learn when self-management works and when professional management may be the better option.
Read: Have Some Condos and HOAs Become Too Complicated to Self-Manage? →
Many HOA owners and board members make the same expensive mistake, they run straight to court. In Florida, that’s often legally wrong. Under Florida Statute 720.311, most HOA disputes must go through alternative dispute resolution before a lawsuit can begin. Skip that step and your case could be delayed,…
Read: HOW TO HANDLE AN HOA DISPUTE →
Explore the complexities of HOA termination and the implications of HB 657.
Read: HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF TERMINATING YOUR HOA? →
Discover how HB 657 could impact Florida HOA members. Understand the risks and implications of HB 657 for homeowners. Read more now!
Read: La HB 657 perjudicará a los miembros de la asociación de propietarios. Representante Porras, hablemos de ello. → Discover how HB 657 could impact Florida HOA members. Understand the risks and implications of HB 657 for homeowners. Read more now!
Read: HB 657 Is Going to Hurt HOA Members. Representative Porras, Let’s Talk About It. →
Discover how the new community association management bill impacts HOAs and condos. Learn about mandatory management requirements and implications.
Read: COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANDATORY MANAGEMENT BILL IS FILED →
For years, condo and HOA boards handled meetings the same way… vote first, let owners speak at the end. An arbitration ruling just declared that practice unreasonable and contrary to the law. Owners must be allowed to comment on agenda items before a vote happens, otherwise their right to speak is…
Read: CONDO ARBITRATION CASE FLIPSBOARD MEETINGS UPSIDE DOWN →
Florida condo and homeowners are buckling under skyrocketing costs—especially insurance. Senator Rick Scott has reintroduced the Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act, which would make up to $10,000 in insurance premiums tax-deductible. If passed, it could mean serious savings. But it needs public support.…
Read: MAYBE THERE IS SOME HELP COMING OUR WAY IN FLORIDA →
Florida created two programs to help with rising insurance costs: My Safe Florida Home and My Safe Florida Condo. Both offered free wind mitigation inspections and grants to fund storm-resistant upgrades. Homeowners could receive up to $10K; condos up to $175K. However, as of now, both programs have paused…
Read: MY SAFE FLORIDA CONDO AND HOME PROGRAM UPDATES →
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Florida’s HB 137 & SB 120 propose an HOA Ombudsman to support homeowners. Will this level the playing field? Share your thoughts!
Read: HAVE THE PRAYERS OF HOA OWNERS BEEN ANSWERED? →
Delinquencies are rising before mandatory reserves kick in. Learn the 120-day process associations must follow to collect unpaid assessments
Read: FORECLOSURES ARE ALREADY RISING →
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: YOUR ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION IT AIN’T AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS - Part 1 →
Wayside is a small, ten-home, self-managed homeowners’ association located in Seminole County. Pecchia and Porter both respectively own homes within Wayside. As members of the association, Pecchia and Porter were concerned that Wayside was failing to adequately maintain the association’s common elements, and…
Read: APPEALS COURT MAKES IT CLEAR EVEN TO A SMALL HOA: ALLOW ACCESS TO THE ASSOCIATION’S OFFICIAL RECORDS OR ELSE → When our blog was published last week about the new powers of the DBPR, some owners in HOAs really were appalled. They still can’t believe that they can’t go to the DBPR for help but condominium owners are perhaps now getting all the help they need. Florida Statute 720.302(2) states the…
Read: AND WHAT ABOUT HOAs? → While not the ones that got the most attention, there were a few other bills that were signed into law by The Governor involving community associations: House Bill 59 was signed into law and it requires that Before October 1, 2024, an association shall provide a physical or digital copy of the association’s…
Read: SOME OTHER NEW ASSOCIATION LAWS →Read it. Then watch it.
