The Marketable Record Title Act (“MRTA”) is set forth in Chapter 712, Florida Statutes, and provides that interests in real property are extinguished after thirty (30) years, with limited exceptions, unless preserved through compliance with Chapter 712. Due to the limited exceptions, MRTA generally does not affect condominium associations and […]
Are your Florida community association board meetings becoming free-for-alls? Are there insults and attacks being exchanged at your member meetings? Has the world become a less kind place, even in a homeowners’ association meeting? Can’t we all just get along?
Conducting board meetings under the new law, effective July 1, 2025, is a bit more cumbersome, can be confusing, and frankly not quite clear in all respects, especially in regard to video meetings and requirements for same. I will start with the basics, which have not changed too much, and then […]
Q: Our homeowners’ association has a rule of 3 minutes maximum speaking time per owner, per topic. What can we do if an owner refuses to stop talking when their time is up? How can we get the speaker to stop without calling the police? (J.C., via e-mail) A: Section […]
Can a unit owner halt a condominium foreclosure by claiming she was misled about the building’s smoking rules? In the latest issue of Co-op & Condo Case Law Tracker, Becker shareholder Steven S. Anderson explores a recent Brooklyn case, the court rejected a plaintiff’s bid to consolidate her sweeping misrepresentation […]
