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Florida Condo & HOA News – Community Associations Network
- Luxurious Deerwood home used as brothel, Jacksonville police say (FL)
- Some residents of Jacksonville townhomes concerned over 5G tower (FL)
- Tomoka Oaks Golf Club to be sold (FL)
- Some Boynton Beach residents upset at alleged ongoing unauthorized construction (FL)
- Powerful Florida Senate Regulated Industries Kicks-Off First 2021 Interim Committee Meeting with Community Associations Bill
- Statute of Limitations Can Prevent Enforcement (FL)
- Condo questions: What funds can be used to paint the buildings if not on track? (FL)
- FL: Condo termination agreement paves way for St. Regis’ next step
- Parkland Community Blames Developer For Mold in Clubhouse (FL)
- Trump commutes 40-year sentence of Clearwater Ponzi scheme operator (FL)
- Associations should be wary about getting involved in neighbor disputes (FL)
- Lake Charlene residents worry over flooding threats (FL)
- Feeding of birds in one Miramar community ruffling feathers, pitting neighbor against neighbor (FL)
- Does Sunshine law apply to smaller boards? (FL)
- Construction defects galore at five-year-old Echo Aventura, lawsuit alleges (FL)
- 8 On Your Side gets results for Clearwater condominium residents (FL)
- Clearwater condo association calls 8 On Your Side for help with their mailbox madness (FL)
- Condo questions: Is the association required to install vehicle chargers? (FL)
- Upside Down American Flags Flying in a Polk County Neighborhood (FL)
- Association Movie Night Raises Copyright Questions (FL)
Florida Articles – Community Associations Network
- Running a Community Association as a Democracy, Transition of Power Without a Condo Coup (FL)
- Lawsuits allege construction defects in Florida condos
- The Challenge of Aging Florida Condominiums
- What is the appropriate role for a Transition Committee? (FL)
- Lenders May Still Have to Participate in Foreclosure Mediation in Florida
- Florida Changes Registration Requirements for 55+ Communities
- Conducting Condominium Elections During COVID-19 (FL)
- Lawyer Up (FL)
- What Snowbirds Need to Know about Self-Quarantine: A Florida case study
- 6 Tips for Creating a Good Relationship With Your CAM
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Lis Pendens in Florida
- How Community Associations Can Handle the Continuing Popularity of Short-Term Rentals (FL)
- Community Association Service Contracts Do’s and Don’ts (FL)
- How Community Associations Can Handle the Continuing Popularity of Short-Term Rentals (FL)
- Condominium Material Alteration Issues Can Be Complicated (FL)
- Celebrating the Holidays: COVID Edition (FL)
- What You Need to Know About the Fair Housing Act and Discrimination
- Drones In Your Community (FL)
- How “Minimal” Can Common Elements Be in a Condominium? (FL)
- The ‘Nuisance’ Problem (FL)
Energy/Water Conservation/Solar – Community Associations Network
- Solar Power Guide for Condominiums (MA)
- Climate, city bills push tiny HOA to the brink (AZ)
- Here’s How Co-ops and Condos Can Cut Their Energy Bill (NY)
- Updated report includes new state law on solar installations on homes (VA)
- Venice homeowners association fines resident $2,500 over legally-protected clothesline (FL)
- When Homeowner Associations Shade Out Solar Energy (MI)
- Washington Legislature Approves New Law Regarding Low-Water Landscaping
- Virginia compromise brings clarity to homeowner association solar rules
- HOAs Slow to Accept Native Plant Landscaping (TX)
- New Virginia law prevents HOAs from blocking solar installations
- Sun City relaxes solar panel regulations (GA)
- HOA Can’t Prohibit Water-Efficiency Measures (CA)
- Solar Panels and Satellite Dishes: Can an Association Regulate Them? (CO)
- Conserve water. Remove useless grass in the community (NV)
- Powhatan Couple says homeowners association changed rules on solar panels after request (VA)
- How Will Co-ops and Condos Pay for Energy-Efficiency Retrofits? (NY)
- New Florida bill would set rules on converting water we use into something drinkable
- HOA Homefront: Can the board deny us solar panels? (CA)
- House bill provides condo owners with drought friendly landscaping options (WA)
- Rethinking and Refreshing Your Community Association’s Eco-Friendly Green Initiatives
Working With Insurance Agents – Community Associations Network
- Passing the torch: Why succession planning is essential for community association professionals
- HO-3 vs HO-6: Do You Know What Type of Homeowners Insurance You Need?
- 4 Steps to Take When Addressing Property Damage Within Your Association
- How to get results from insurance carriers (FL)
- Insurers Must Process Claims Within a Reasonable Timeframe (FL)
- 4 Ways Ignoring Experts Are Detrimental to HOA Boards
- The Importance of Condo Association Good Will
- The Need for Professional Liability Insurance for Architects, Engineers and Construction Managers
- When To Call In The Professionals To Advise Your Board
- Filing Insurance Claims: Choosing Wisely Can Save Money
- Insuring Winter’s Woes: Dealing with the Problems of Ice Dams
- How to build an effective community association team
- Insurance Complexities Create Challenges and Liability Risks for Condo Boards and Managers
- Does Your NC Property Owners Association Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance? Yes!
- Miscommunication and Missed Insurance Payment Could Cost Condo $24 Million
- Homeowner Associations and Insurance Problems
- So You Have an Insurance Claim?
- 7 Common Mistakes Made By Agents
- HOA Insurance Glossary
Working With Government – Community Associations Network
- Oakmont Commons flooding solutions dependent upon grant approval (PA)
- HOAs, Santee Cooper still searching for compromise on street light costs (SC)
- Lake Charlene residents worry over flooding threats (FL)
- Longtime Sandstone Ridge streetlights issue in Berea to be resolved (OH)
- Residents of Wellington Hills search for answers, worry about what could come next Pt.2 (NC)
- Morro Bay City Council determines seagulls a public health issue for condo complex (CA)
- Houston, county consider $14M buyout of unfinished Kingwood subdivision blamed for flooding (TX)
- From condo owners to the town, how Carolina Beach claims ownership of Freeman Park’s entrance (NC)
- Homeowners association requests financial help from city (IA)
- Lake Linganore residents want traffic to slow down; homeowners association will consider (MD)
- Lake Dow homeowners get reimbursement (GA)
- Homeowners Association vies for city to declare Pinecrest a street (MO)
- Somers Sewer District Proposition Defeated by Homeowners (NY)
- Neighborhoods use police-linked license plate readers to monitor drivers in Hillsborough County (FL)
- Florida Residents Flooded by Hurricane Sally (FL)
- Lake Charlene residents flooded by Hurricane Sally seek to revive FEMA mitigation project (FL)
- Lake Forest families raise safety concerns about speeders, reckless drivers (AL)
- Burr Ridge Expands Surveillance Camera Program (IL)
- Ormond Lakes HOA seeks stormwater remedies as Planning Board OKs Ormond Grande project (FL)
- Macomb County drain district to receive $12.5 million for Fraser sinkhole (MI)
Working With Boards – Community Associations Network
- HOA Homefront: But I disagree with the board. What next? (CA)
- Board/Manager Relationship
- Climate Legislation and Emissions Issues: How Attorneys Can Advise Boards (NY)
- Relations in Associations: Symbiosis Between HOAs and Homeowners
- How Homeowners Can Have a Productive Relationship With Their HOA (FL)
- Time to Call It Quits? When Management Breaks Up With a Client Community
- Know your HOA and try to maintain peace with them (FL)
- How To De-escalate a Confrontational Exchange
- Seven ways to be heard at your next condo or HOA meeting
- Homeowners’ issues can and frequently do influence how boards work
- Bah Humbug! What to Do if an HOA Board Member is a Scrooge
- How to have influence on your condo board
- President’s Direction did not Survive Motion to Show Authority
- How to Host an Effective Board Orientation
- How to Convince A Self-Serving HOA’s Board of Directors to Be Responsive to Members’ Needs
- Disputing with Your Homeowner Association? (FL)
- Honest About HOAs (survey)
- 8 common HOA violations that can land you in hot water
- How to Be an Effective Community Manager
- How An HOA’s Members Manage Their Boards of Directors
Pools – Community Associations Network
- Preparing for Pool Season
- Local health official lauds veto of state condo pool bill (GA)
- Wi-Fi Safety Around Pools, Public Buildings
- Pool Rules – A Confusing World
- Unit owners battle condo board members for leasing their private pool to YMCA
- Pool Season Is Over: Tips for Closing Outdoor Pools
- Swimming Pool Etiquette for Courteous Condo Tenants
- Mount Vista (WA) pool removal decision makes waves
- How to Establish Your Community’s Pool Rules
- Liquid Assets: Maintaining a Safe Community Pool
- Pools and Pool Safety
- Pool Season: Is Your Association Ready to Take the Plunge?
- Cannon Ball! It’s Pool Season!
- Pool Rules – A Confusing World
- Pool Safety
- How much authority do HOAs have over pool rules?
- Feds complicate HOA pool rules
- Liability for a Pool (Pt. 1)
- HOA (TX) Changes Swimming Pool Rules to Eliminate Adult Swim Time
- Pets, Pools & Pilates
Checklists – Community Associations Network
- Maintenance and Insurance Charts: Is Your Community Using One? (CO)
- Condo living has its own challenges when it comes to fire safety. Here is a prevention checklist. (VA)
- 2020 Hurricane Season, the Definitive Checklist for Florida’s Community Associations (FL)
- How To Create A Helpful Community Welcome Packet
- Is Your HOA Community Ready for a Safe Summer? | HOA Summer Prep Checklist 2020
- Important End Of Year Checklist For Your HOA
- Think About Preparing a Chart of Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities
- Assistance Animal Chart
- Less Stress & Better Relationships: A How-To Guide for the HOA Board
- Top 10 Do’s & Don’ts of Drafting Community Association Rules and Regulations
- Quick HOA Self-Assessment Exercise
- Condominium Unit Buyer’s Check List – Due Diligence Needed Prior to Purchasing in a Condominium Association (IL)
- Renovating Rules
- Kass: 5 steps new condo associations should take
- Three Steps for Effective Community Association Annual Meetings
- Checklist of Yearly Items for Community Associations
- HOA Board Checklist for Hiring 3rd Party Contractors
- Items to Review Annually as HOA Board Members
- 12 Things My Board and I Do When We Want to Be Sued
- 10 Tips to Improve the Lives of Condo Owners… and of Condo Directors
Construction Defects – Community Associations Network
- Lawsuits allege construction defects in Florida condos
- Lawsuit Alleges Developer of N.J.’s Tallest Building is Defrauding Condo Purchasers (NJ)
- Construction defects galore at five-year-old Echo Aventura, lawsuit alleges (FL)
- When condo owners get stuck paying for a builder’s mistakes
- The Massachusetts Statute of Repose Comes Marching One Building at a Time
- Condo Owners Win Lawsuit Over Construction Defects (NY)
- Court puts condo investors on the hook for shoddy construction (NY)
- Court lets Fortis off hook for Williamsburg condo defects (NY)
- Miami River condo association alleges $10M in defects: lawsuit (FL)
- Judge says lawsuit claiming Fairway Oaks homes built on dump debris was filed too late (FL)
- Melo’s Aria on the Bay allegedly plagued with construction defects: lawsuit (FL)
- Insurer May Not Intervene In Insured’s Construction Defect Trial To Seek Allocation of Damages
- National Resources principals accused of building defective Sleepy Hollow condominium (NY)
- Barefoot Resort HOA files lawsuit over ‘design and construction defects’ (SC)
- GL Homes, Valencia Reserve settle lawsuit over construction defects (FL)
- Construction Defects: What They Are, How to Avoid Them, and What to Do When They Occur
- Siena gets long-awaited fixes after suit settlement (NJ)
- What is a Construction Defect and How Can it Be Avoided?
- Homestead homeowners association sues Lennar, alleges shoddy construction (FL)
- How Can the Community Association Collect From Insurance Policies Insuring the Sponsor, General Contractor, Subcontractors, and Design Professionals?
Creating Rules & Regs – Community Associations Network
- Is it possible to change community association rules? (MD)
- Policies the HOA Board Should Consider
- Unenforceable HOA Terms and How to Avoid Them
- How To Change HOA Rules?
- Living by the Rules: Making—and Enforcing—House Rules (NY)
- Trespassing in Your Community Association | How does your HOA address the issue?
- Non-required But Essential Policies (CO)
- Is Running An HOA Home Business Allowed?
- Rules That Target Children Really Target Your Association
- Homeowners association rules and regulations
- REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Can condo associations create different rules for different homeowners?
- Rules Your Community Association Should Consider Adopting (MI)
- Rules about Rules (UT)
- 5 Ways You Can Help Homeowners Follow HOA Rules (NJ)
- 6 Ways to Encourage HOA Rule Compliance
- CC&Rs or rules, and a forgotten bylaw amendment (CA)
- HOA Rules vs. Policy: What’s the Difference?
- Top Seven Recommended Policies – Do You Have Them All? (CO)
- Association Rule Blamed for Tragic Death of Resident Sends Message to Communities Nationwide
- Slow Your Roll: How to Address Speeding Issues in Your Association (FL)