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CALL ALERT: Upcoming Deadline for Elevator Upgrades

08.31.2022
Donna DiMaggio Berger

By December 31, 2023, safety door closing devices must be installed on all elevators in Florida. These requirements originated with the DBPR and were incorporated within the Florida Administrative Code and the Florida Building Code. On March 23, 2021, the DBPR adopted Section 61C-5.001, Florida Administrative Code, which incorporates several […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association, Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL)
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Taxes, Taxes, and . . . Fewer Taxes with Marty Kiar, Broward County Property Appraiser, Part I

08.31.2022
Donna DiMaggio Berger

For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! With Trim Notices having just gone out to Broward County property owners, our conversation with Marty Kiar, Broward County’s Property Appraiser, is especially timely. Marty’s Office serves Broward’s two million residents. He is a lifelong resident himself, as well […]

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

Questions Linger Regarding the New Law Addressing Building Safety

08.23.2022
Jennifer L. Biletnikoff

Q:  I read the articles summarizing the new law that addresses building safety for certain condominiums. In my condominium association, the owners are responsible for their windows, not the association. However, if I understand it correctly, the new law requires the association to reserve for window replacement. How will this […]

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

“State Publishes Mandatory Condo Form” – News-Press

08.22.2022
Joseph E. Adams

As previously discussed in this column, the Legislature adopted SB4-D effective May 26, 2022. In addition to imposing new requirements for structural inspections for buildings of 3 stories or more in height, and significantly changing the reserve laws, the new law also creates new reporting requirements for condominium and cooperative […]

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

A Novel Approach: Coaching for Community Association Boards with Carmelo Millimaci, Senior Coach, Ackert Inc.

08.17.2022
Donna DiMaggio Berger

For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Could volunteer board members do their jobs more effectively and less stressfully with the solid communication skills a professional coach can impart? In this episode of Take It To The Board, host Donna DiMaggio Berger speaks with Carmelo Millimaci, […]

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