Q: My condominium association is mostly composed of seasonal owners and every member of the board leaves town for the summer. At the last board meeting, the board announced that it intends to post notice of upcoming board meetings over the summer on the condominium property but that all of […]
Legislative Review Wrap-Up
This week we conclude our annual review of 2018 legislation affecting Florida community associations, with a review of the amendments to Chapter 712 of the Florida Statutes, the Marketable Record Title Act, or MRTA, which become effective on October 1, 2018. MRTA is primarily intended to facilitate real estate transactions, […]
Legislative Review Continues
Today’s column continues our annual review of legislation affecting Florida community associations, effective July 1, 2018. E-Mail Communication by HOA Board Members Members of the board may use e-mail as a means of communication but may not cast a vote on an association matter via e-mail. This change makes the […]
Continuing Legislative Review
Today’s column is the fourth installment of our annual review of the new laws affecting community associations and will continue our review of the new laws affecting cooperatives, which will become effective July 1, 2018. So far we have looked at changes to the Cooperative Act involving official records and […]
Continuing Legislative Review – May 6, 2018
Today’s column is the third installment of our annual review of the new laws affecting condominium associations and will begin to review the new laws affecting cooperatives, which will become effective July 1, 2018. So far we have looked at changes to the condominium laws involving official records, websites, financial […]