SB 714 Designed to Clarify Insurance Requirements & Provide Relief to Homeowners by Delaying Fire Sprinkler Retrofit.
Condominium Unit Owners Required to Maintain Insurance Coverage.
Governor Charlie Crist …
HOA & Condo Boards: Solar and Renewable Energy Improvements
Florida Law Governs Rules or Covenants Prohibiting Solar Collectors or other Renewable Resource Energy Devices.
Many community leaders may not be aware of Section 163.04, Florida Statutes which prohibits enforcement of restrictions …
Insider’s Analysis of the 2009 Legislative Session Webinar
Close to 200 Community Leaders and Professional Property Managers participated in the first of a series of webinars presented by Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
On Wednesday, May 28, 2009, CALL presented a …
Taxation of Golf Courses and Association Property
Florida Attorney General Issues Advisory Legal Opinion Indicating that Golf Courses located within platted residential subdivisions are not subject to separate taxation.
Impact of AGO 2009-23 may save Community Associations thousands …
Elevator Upgrades May be Costly & Complicated
State of Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings finds that Industry Bulletins and Technical Advisories issued by Bureau of Elevator Safety are not improperly adopted rules.
Retrofits required for Universal Elevator …
Roof Leaks and the Statute of Limitations
One of the most important issues for any legal claim is the statute of limitations, and claims for construction defects are no different. The statute of limitations is the time frame within which a lawsuit must be filed in order …
Do Fines Really Work?
Imposing fines may indeed be an inexpensive alternative to filing lawsuits or arbitration petitions but does it actually help in curing violations or deterring owners from violating the association’s use restrictions?
E-mails, Instant Messages (IM), Twitter & Board Meetings
Magazines/Newspapers, TV shows, movies, and radio programs are all a buzz about people communicating instantly through Twitter, IM, e-mails and the like. Too often we are tempted to shoot off an email or see someone on IM and shoot them …
2009 Florida Legislation Impacting Community Associations
SB 714 Most Significant Change for Community Associations. Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL) summarizes changes resulting from SB 714.
While there were a number of bills filed and debated this legislative session, not many of them passed. SB …
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE …
Just how far can a Board go in placing restrictions upon an owner’s ability to smoke in a condominium association?