One of the most common and easily overlooked sources of disputes in Florida residential transactions is personal property: what’s actually included in the sale, what’s excluded, and how it’s documented in the contract. Adding personal property items is so commonplace that both the Standard and “AS IS” versions of the […]
Last year I wrote in this column about changes in the law with a profound effect on community associations in Florida. Well, the Times They Are a Changing, again. As in almost every year the last 3 to 4 years, the Florida Legislature attempted to pass legislation to correct the prior […]
With today’s column, we will begin our annual review of recent Florida legislation affecting community associations. There were no changes to the statutes governing homeowners’ associations governed by Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act. The Florida Legislature has adopted several changes that will fundamentally impact […]
There are countless reasons that your community association may benefit from providing remote access to meetings of its members or that of its board of directors. In fact, the availability of remote access alone tends to lead to, at the very least, a positive feeling of increased transparency among the […]
Q: What is the difference between a condominium association, a homeowners’ association, and a cooperative association? (G.W., via e-mail) A: Good question. You often see references to “the HOA” in social media and elsewhere. These references are often intended to apply to all of mandatory membership housing entities, but legally […]
