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“Intrusion Upon Your Seclusion: Where Can Video Cameras Be Installed by Residents and Community Associations?” – FLCAJ Magazine

12.07.2021
Elizabeth A. Lanham-Patrie

Video cameras are everywhere these days. Many residents have “ring”-type doorbells, which video people who come to their door. Further, many residents have cameras on the outside of their homes which are pointed at their own lots for security purposes; however, sometimes the view of these cameras even extend onto […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

“Evaluating Requests for Service and Emotional Support Animals” – FLCAJ Magazine

12.07.2021
JoAnn Nesta Burnett

As a community association attorney who focuses her practice on Fair Housing issues, I can state that one of the most difficult issues facing community association board members is how to evaluate and address requests for accommodations for service and emotional support animals (ESA). Over the last two years, we […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

“Attention to Detail” – FCAP Managers Report

12.07.2021
Howard J. Perl

Attention to detail. A simple phrase that’s not always so simple to comply with, especially in a community association context. There are several technical provisions in the statutes governing community associations that must be complied with. Chapters 607, 617, 718, 719, and 720, Florida Statutes have numerous requirements that associations […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

“Association Usually Responsible for Structural Maintenance” – News-Press

12.06.2021
Joseph E. Adams

Q: The foundation under my condominium’s sliding glass door has heaved which prevents me from opening the doors. My condominium manager says that I am responsible for taking out the slider door frame and grinding down the foundation cement. Am I responsible? (P.D., via e-mail) A: You have described an […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association