Architectural restrictions are one of the many reasons people purchase homes governed by homeowners’ association as they serve to preserve an aesthetic quality to the community and the value of the homes in the community. However, architectural restrictions are also historically a great source of contention between the Board or […]
For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Ready to reevaluate your perceptions of golf course communities and their design? In this episode, host Donna DiMaggio Berger takes you behind the scenes with Erik Larsen, Golf Course Architect and former Vice President of the Arnold Palmer Design Company, as he […]
Q: I am a member of a homeowners’ association that was established with governing documents written and recorded in 1994. Recently, I received a packet for an upcoming association meeting, which included an item on the agenda about renewing our governing documents under the Marketable Record Title Act. This packet […]
As most of us are by now familiar with, in 2021 the Florida legislature enacted significant statutory changes to Chapters 718, 719, and 720, requiring a new notice to delinquent owners that must be mailed by an association before demanding payment of attorney’s fees related to the collection of unpaid […]
Today’s column is the seventh and final installment of our review of 2024 legislation affecting Florida community associations. Today, we will continue our review of some major changes made to the laws regulating homeowners’ associations, with a focus on new rules on architectural changes, governing document disclosures, hurricane protection requirements, […]
