The Senate Reconciles Reconciliation Lawmakers return to Washington this week following their Memorial Day recess and the House’s passage of its tax, immigration, and defense reconciliation package. It now falls on the Senate to take up the bill ahead of the Republican Leadership’s July 4th deadline for final passage; however, […]
Q: When a homeowners’ association holds an open board meeting, do they have the right to restrict that meeting to virtual attendance by homeowners, or should the meeting be open to homeowners to attend in person as well? (P.T., via e-mail) A: Section 720.303(2)(b) of the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act […]
Over the last five (5) years the legislature has put much more emphasis on owner access to official records and penalties against associations and board members for failure to comply with same. This has been in reaction to a few cases, most notably in Miami-Dade County, where violations of current official […]
Q: My condominium association recently hired a security service to post guards at our gated community’s entrance and patrol the grounds. The board’s goal in hiring them was to address owners’ concerns about the rising number of crimes in our area and to reduce the likelihood of crimes happening in […]
For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Life in community associations can feel like a pressure cooker—board members navigating tough calls, homeowners facing surprise assessments, and industry professionals managing nonstop demands. The common thread? Stress. In this week’s Take It To The Board podcast, host Donna DiMaggio Berger […]
