As the back-to-school season kicks off, it’s the perfect time to embrace new beginnings and fresh opportunities! This issue of CUP highlights everything you need to know to stay organized for the year ahead. We address late assessments, architectural review, and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Volunteers. We also celebrate 39 Becker Attorneys recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Community association clients frequently ask how to amend their governing documents, and how to make the amendment process easier. Bryony G. Swift describes her recommendations and one preliminary step in this timely article, “Making It Easier to Amend Governing Documents.”
Prior to July 1, 2024, only associations operating condominiums with 150 or more units were required to have a website. Florida lawmakers recently expanded this mandate through House Bill 1021 to include any association operating a condominium with 25 or more units. Michelle H. Kaiser explains how your condominium can follow compliance in, “If Your Condominium Has 25 or More Units There Is a New Website Requirement.”
The My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program is a new grant program that was created to help condominiums offset the cost of certain improvement projects to strengthen their buildings against hurricanes. “My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program,” by Bryony G. Swift, highlights everything you need to know on this newly created program.
Injunctive relief may not be available to homeowners’ associations if there is an available remedy in the association’s governing documents. Michelle H. Kaiser emphasizes the importance in contacting your attorney if your association has enforcement related issues in, “THIS CASE: Mauriello v. Property Owners Assoc. of Lake Parker Estates, Inc.”
Also featured this month is Becker’s 4-hour Board Certification class which is available online! Please be assured that our class is fully approved by the DBPR. As a reminder, there will be NO CEU credits submitted to the DBPR between September 13, 2024, and October 1, 2024, to allow us ample time to submit all attendee CEU credits before the September 30, 2024, deadline. The exception to this is the Board Certification classes. For questions regarding our classes, please see our FAQ page here.