Are your association’s governing documents woefully outdated but the voting threshold required to approve amendments to update your documents so high that it seems you can never make the changes necessary to bring them into the modern age? Is your community in need of improvements or modernization but you are […]
2024 has come and gone, and with the new statutes, the Legislature has doubled down on making it clear that no funny business is allowed in association operations – even if they’ve included some fairly obvious new “crimes”. Steal from the association? It’s a crime. Try to cover up a […]
Section 768.0706, Florida Statutes, titled “Multifamily Residential Property Safety and Security; Presumption Against Liability,” was enacted in 2023 and provides a legal framework for the “owner or principal operator” of a multifamily residential property to obtain a presumption against liability for criminal acts committed by third parties on their premises. […]
Hot Topics “Day 45” A full slate of House and Senate committees met this week to consider dozens of bills as legislators reached the 45th day of the 60-day legislative session on Tuesday, April 17. With the session winding down, bills not scheduled to be heard by next week will […]
Q: Can you comment on the new laws that apply to homeowners’ associations regarding parking vehicles in driveways? Does this law include boat trailers? (H B., via e-mail) A: This is an issue that has gotten a fair amount of attention recently but is not easy to answer or explain. […]
