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 […]
Q: The manager of my condominium mentioned at a board meeting that there is a new deadline in Florida to adopt the budget. What is this new deadline and what happens if the board blows this deadline? C.S. A: The Florida Condominium Act has been changed to require a board […]
Q: Our association will be holding its annual budget soon. After receiving the notice for this meeting, I called our association manager to ask how and where I could obtain a copy of the proposed budget. I was told that a copy of the approved budget would only be provided […]
Q: What vote is required to protect our homeowners’ association documents from MRTA? (Y.G., via e-mail) A: MRTA or the Marketable Record Title Act is found at Chapter 712 of the Florida Statutes. MRTA extinguishes certain encumbrances on real property after 30 years. The original intent of the Act was […]
Anyone who has ever served on a board of directors of a condominium association or has ever managed a condominium association knows that there are a number of laws that regulate the keeping and reviewing of its official records. The Florida Condominium Act sets out 16 separate classes of items […]
