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Is It Time to Amend Your Documents?

08.07.2019
Yeline GoinClaramargaret H. GrooverPatrick C. HowellScott KiernanElizabeth A. Lanham-PatrieBrandon R. McDowellRobyn M. Severs

As the saying goes, change is the only constant in life. This fact applies equally to boards of directors of community associations who are tasked with operating their communities consistently with existing governing documents, even if those documents no longer fit the needs of the community or no longer comply […]

Areas of Focus: Corporate Representation, Condo, Co-Op & HOA

“Transfer Approval Fees Restricted By Law” – News-Press

08.04.2019
Joseph E. Adams

  Q:  My condominium association states that under Florida Statute 718.112 they can charge a fee when someone is buying a condominium of $100.00 per applicant. They call it a transfer fee, yet in reading the statute one cannot charge husband/wife and parent/dependent child as two separate people. They said […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

“Weathering The Storm: A Top 10 List For Condo and HOA Boards” – Miami Herald

08.02.2019
Donna DiMaggio Berger

As all Floridians know, storm season can be a very hectic time. Preparation for – as well as the aftermath of – storms is stressful. Board members of community associations are hit particularly hard by the nerve-wracking days of hurricane season because not only do they have to worry about […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Disaster Recovery

“Former Felon Board Member Eligibility” – FCAP Managers Report

08.02.2019

Fla. Stat. §§ 718.112, 719.106 and 720.306 each contain a limitation on an individual’s ability to serve on a community association board of directors if the person is a convicted felon. Specifically, a convicted felon is not eligible to serve on a community association board “unless such felon’s civil rights […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement