With all the recent news surrounding condominiums and the rising costs of living, you may have noticed an uptick in references to the “termination” of condominiums. In fact, you may have even heard that your condominium association is considering termination, and you are now wondering about the process. First and […]
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Q: In 2024, you wrote about that year’s amendments to the condominium statute regarding personal delivery of audit reports to all owners. This is very expensive and seems to be an excessive burden to condominium associations, since most owners are not interested in these lengthy reports. Have any changes been […]
South Florida’s aging strip malls are entering a new chapter of reinvention. With traditional retail under pressure from e-commerce and changing consumer behaviors, developers and community leaders are boldly reimagining these once-forgotten corridors into mixed-use, experiential, and community-oriented spaces. In this Daily Business Review article, Becker attorney Jake Schulman explores...
Q: Can a condominium board member show up at my home and harass me? (K.W., via e-mail) A: “Harassment” in the legal sense is defined in Section 784.048 of the Florida Statutes to include engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress […]
Condominium Budgeting Has Changed
Under a new Florida law, condominium boards must simultaneously provide a substitute budget when proposing an annual budget that exceeds 115% of the previous year’s budget. This substitute budget must exclude discretionary expenditures not required to be in the budget.