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The Impact of Construction Next Door on Your Community with Katie Berkey, AICP, Becker & Poliakoff

02.15.2023
Donna DiMaggio BergerKathleen “Katie” O. Berkey, AICP

For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here!   This week, Becker Shareholder Kathleen “Katie” Berkey, AICP, sits down with Donna DiMaggio Berger and explains how she helps clients deal with all sorts of issues related to their property. As Mark Twain once said, “Buy land, they’re not making it […]

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

“HOA Audit Can be Waived” – News-Press

02.12.2023

Q: My homeowners’ association is required to have an audit every year. This year there is a discussion of skipping the audit. Are there voting guidelines and deadlines on this? (A.G., via e mail) A: Section 720.303(7) of the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act provides that homeowners’ associations with annual revenues […]

Becker’s Washington Weekly: Week of February 6, 2023

02.07.2023

The House The House returns this week to take up a number of bills on the floor, including: A bill requiring the Energy Department to provide financial assistance to certain post-grad students enrolled in cybersecurity and energy infrastructure classes. A bill placing hundreds of acres of federal lands in trusts […]

“Election Proxies Questioned” – News-Press

02.05.2023

Q: Our current documents say that proxy votes are allowed in an election, yet during our recent elections, residents were told that proxies were not allowed. My question is whether this was legal? (K.T., via e-mail) A: It depends. Section 718.112(2)(b)2 of the Florida Condominium Act provides that proxies may […]