The 2026 legislative session did not result in an abundance of legislation amending the statutes governing condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations. One exception is an amendment to Section 720.3035, Florida Statutes, involving architectural control covenants and homeowners’ associations (“HOAs”), which was adopted as part of House Bill 803 (HB 803), […]
Senate’s Solo Show The Senate is back in Washington with a packed agenda for its second-to-last week before the August recess. The Senate is expected to unveil its plan to avert a government shutdown this week after the House of Representatives passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding […]
Florida House Bill 797 (2026) significantly revises Section 617.0832 of the Florida Statutes, creating a modernized framework for addressing director conflict-of-interest transactions. For condominium and homeowners’ associations, these changes are particularly important because Sections 718.3027 and 720.3033 expressly require association boards to comply with Chapter 617’s...
Q: My condominium association has a budget of less than $300,000.00 per year. At a recent board meeting it was stated that the association plans to have an audit of the association’s finances. I understand that the Florida Statute would not require our association to have audit and there was […]
Q: We obtained a judgment in New York. What happens next? A: Obtaining a monetary judgment in a lawsuit after a successful trial, motion, arbitration, or settlement is no doubt a significant victory. However, many clients are surprised to learn that this is not necessarily the end of the process. […]
