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“Preparing for Success – What Associations and Management Companies Should Consider When Contemplating Doing Business With Each Other” – FCAP Managers Report

05.17.2022
Joseph Arena

Hiring a property management company is one of the most important decisions a community association can make. In turn, taking on a new community association client has significant implications for a property management company. A bad fit can be problematic for all involved. Understanding what each party expects and offers […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Community Update – April 2022

04.29.2022
Joseph ArenaKathleen “Katie” O. Berkey, AICPJennifer L. BiletnikoffMichael O. DermodyJay Roberts

In this edition of the Community Update, we address transparency in condominium and homeowners’ associations’, issues associated with alcohol consumption on association property, what associations can and cannot do about solar panels, and even how the Constitution applies to private community associations. Many condominium and homeowners’ associations’ activities are required […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Statutory Meeting Requirements

04.28.2022
Joseph Arena

Many condominium and homeowners’ associations’ activities are required to have a certain amount of transparency. One way that association activities are made transparent is through statutory provisions requiring most kinds of meetings to be open and noticed to the membership. In fact, applicable laws governing the operation of condominium and […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Community Update – March 2022

03.31.2022
Joseph ArenaDonna DiMaggio BergerKathleen “Katie” O. Berkey, AICPYeline GoinScott KiernanDavid M. MiltonJay Roberts

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 […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA

Three Common Covenant Enforcement Defenses – Waiver, Estoppel, and Selective Enforcement

03.30.2022
Joseph Arena

Associations frequently find themselves in a position of strength when they wish to enforce violations of their convents. Where the terms of a covenant are unambiguous, courts will enforce such restrictions. However, it is not uncommon for an owner who has violated the covenants to scramble for defenses to try […]

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