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As the one-year anniversary of the Surfside tragedy (June 24) approaches, thousands of Florida condominium and cooperative associations continue to assess their buildings’ structural integrity and maintenance needs. Boards who are moving forward with robust reserve funding and extensive repair projects can be met with strong resistance from members who […]

For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Florida’s current property insurance is in crisis, and it’s one that has been years in the making. The pendulum has swung in a direction that is not advantageous for homeowners’ associations, and many may be faced with difficult decisions. […]

Florida’s 60-day legislative session recently concluded without passing any major community association legislation. Find out what happened in this month’s “Did You Know” feature, and for a deeper dive on the topic, tune in to the most recent episode of Becker podcast, “Take it to the Board with Donna DiMaggio […]

For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Many task forces were convened in the aftermath of the Surfside tragedy, including one by the Florida Bar. All of those task forces urged the passage of new laws pertaining to reserve funding and engineering. However, the 2022 Legislative […]

The Florida Legislature concluded the 2022 Session without passing any major community association legislation. Several counties and the Florida Bar convened task forces in the aftermath of the Surfside tragedy. Primary among the suggested legislative changes for multifamily buildings were periodic engineering inspections, reserve studies and reserve funding mandates.