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Community Update – January 2025

01.31.2025

This year promises to be filled with new opportunities to grow together as a community. Whether you’re considering implementing a new rule, looking for helpful tips to overcome budgeting challenges, or need to simplify your voting process, we’ve got you covered. Don’t miss our featured podcast episode which provides a candid look at life […]

Community Update – April 2024

04.30.2024
Joseph E. AdamsDonna DiMaggio BergerMichael O. DermodyKevin L. EdwardsMark D. FriedmanBernie FriedmanMary R. HawkAllison L. HertzNicolas M. JimenezHoward J. PerlJay Roberts

In this edition of the Community Update, we address estoppel certificates, video cameras for surveillance, and the pending new laws from the 2024 Florida Legislative Session. We also welcome our newest Shareholder, Allison L. Hertz, and celebrate $120,000 raised for Pancreatic Cancer. Don’t miss our featured podcast episode that discusses […]

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

What Can Be Done About Solar Panels?

04.29.2024

If you are living in a Homeowners Association the Board or the Architectural Review Committee generally cannot prohibit the installation of solar panels (or “solar collectors”). A Florida law, F.S. 163.04, provides that any “deed restriction or declaration” or even any “similar binding agreement” may not prohibit — or have […]

Community Update – September 2023

09.30.2023

Fall is officially here which means busy season is upon us. This month, we spotlight timely articles to help your board succeed in the coming months. Our featured articles explore various topics from board term limits and upgrading your documents to reserves and special assessments. Don’t miss our newest episode […]

Are Those Under Age 18 a Protected Class?

09.27.2023

In 1988, Congress added “familial status” – defined to include those family groups with children under 18 – to the list of protected groups under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”). Since that time, condominiums and homeowner’s associations have been discovering that various rules regulating or prohibiting use of the association’s […]