Q: While current Florida law permits the use of fireworks 3 days a year, what, if anything, can an HOA do to restrict residents setting off fireworks within their community? In addition to the disruption of neighbors and the effect on many pets, the possibility of fires and projectiles landing […]
“3 Tax Traps for Associations and Managers to Avoid” – Community Association Management Insider
01.14.2022
Kickbacks might be easy to define, but sometimes in the day-to-day of work transactions, they can be difficult to spot. “It’s generally receiving something of value in exchange for getting a contract or a better deal and pocketing that money or gift,” says Jamie Dokovna, a shareholder in the Florida […]
The Administration President Biden will give his first State of the Union Address on March 1 after accepting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation. Additionally, President Biden is pivoting congressional Democrats’ agenda towards passing voting rights legislation to counteract state legislatures’ recent rollback of ballot access. Democrats are hoping to either […]
An incredible amount of policy passed in the 2021 legislative session. Policy that took years in the making moved quickly through the Florida House and the Florida Senate, in part because of the pandemic. The legislative members were not distracted with the usual Tallahassee traditions of interest groups and their […]
Q: Recently, my homeowners’ association had the membership vote on amendments to our documents which limit leasing within the community. Previously, our documents did not contain any restrictions on leasing. The amendments state that all leases must be no less than 90 days in duration. I recall that the Florida […]
