Congress Closes Out 2025 Congress returns to Washington this week for the final working month of the year with no shortage of legislative must-dos before January. This week, the House will take up legislation dealing with transparency in foreign funding and small business policy. It will also take up bills […]
As the year comes to a close, community associations are planning ahead for 2026. This issue of CUP offers key insights to help your community step into the new year on the right foot. Whether you’re looking to understand condominium budget procedures, explore electric vehicle charging, or restore respect in […]
Q: Our condominium consists of a number of buildings with two residential floors with covered parking underneath. It is my understanding that the prior statutes allowed associations to partially fund the reserves. Fully funding the reserves through increased quarterly payments or a sizable special assessment will impose an unnecessary hardship […]
Most condominium and homeowners’ associations have the right to adopt and to amend rules and regulations. The community declaration, articles of incorporations, and/or by-laws will often describe an association’s authority and procedures for adopting rules and regulations. Also, the Florida Statutes expressly give associations’ boards of directors the right to […]
The condominium omnibus bill, which was adopted during the 2025 legislative session, amends Florida Statute 718.112 to explicitly allow condominium association meetings to be held by video conference. “Video conference” is defined in the statute to mean any real time audio and video meeting between two or more people via […]
