Q: How can condominium associations handle a unit owner who frequently threatens lawsuits against the association and its board members, especially when these actions seem frivolous and disrupt our ability to manage the community? (S.M., via e-mail) A: Florida’s courts have called condominium associations “democratic sub-societies.” Democracy is messy. While […]
For the 11th consecutive year, Becker has earned a Diamond Level Readers’ Choice Award from the Florida Community Association Journal (FLCAJ). The FLCAJ announced its annual Readers’ Choice Award winners in the March 2025 issue of the magazine. The FLCAJ Readers’ Choice Awards is a unique recognition program that shines a […]
Community association managers and board members often find themselves dealing with the mental illness of a resident, especially if the resident has no family members nearby. Florida sometimes becomes a place where families leave other family members and ignore them. By default, community associations are forced to deal with the […]
The 2025 Florida Legislative Session begins today, March 4th, and once again, lawmakers are considering a slate of bills that could significantly impact the millions of Floridians living in shared ownership communities. The effects of the sweeping statutory changes enacted in response to the Champlain Towers South tragedy in 2021 […]
Q: What is “ADR?” Our condominium association is currently involved in a legal dispute and has been told we “have to go through ADR” before we can go to court.” (J.D., via e-mail) A: “ADR” is an acronym used for alternative dispute resolution. The two prevailing forms of ADR are […]
