As New Year’s Day approaches, many Floridians are planning celebrations that may include fireworks. Readers may find it helpful to know that the legal landscape around fireworks has evolved over time, shifting from …
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As New Year’s Day approaches, many Floridians are planning celebrations that may include fireworks. Readers may find it helpful to know that the legal landscape around fireworks has evolved over time, shifting from …
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The condominium omnibus bill, which was adopted during the 2025 legislative session, amends Florida Statute 718.112 to explicitly allow condominium association meetings to be held by video conference. “Video conference” is defined in …
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Most condominium and homeowners’ associations have the right to adopt and to amend rules and regulations. The community declaration, articles of incorporations, and/or by-laws will often describe an association’s authority and procedures for …
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Q: Can you explain how a condominium association’s budget is made and presented? What is the difference between operating expenses and reserves? What are straight-line and pooled methods for reserves? (J.D., via …
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A rooftop can be a power plant or a battleground. In this week’s Take It To The Board episode, we tackle a central question: should homeowners be able to use solar …
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Q: Can you explain how a condominium association’s budget is made and presented? What is the difference between operating expenses and reserves? What are straight-line and pooled methods for reserves? (J.D., via e-mail) …
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Q: I recently bought a condominium unit. While reviewing the documents, I noticed they include a survey and some diagrams, but they did not seem very detailed and were very blurry and …
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What if the secret to calmer board meetings, friendlier hallways, and fewer violation letters is simpler than passing another rule or regulation? In this episode of Take It To The Board, …
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Every community association must prepare an annual budget and use that budget to determine the assessments to be collected for that year. The budget projects income and expenses, and since the budget is …
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For several years, the Florida Legislature has made condominium reserve issues a priority, continuously revising laws to address and clarify the requirements. With House Bill 913, which has now been in effect for …
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