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Florida Condo & HOA News – Community Associations Network
- ‘Honesty is extremely paramount’: Delray Beach weighs in on perjury case that led to man’s arrest (FL)
- Fines just one of several enforcement tools available to associations (FL)
- While potential hurricane looms, some areas already dealing with flooding problems (FL)
- One good storm’ could devastate Fort Myers Beach condo building deemed vulnerable (FL)
- Condo Q & A (FL)
- Florida homeowner without insurance while trying to close previous mold claim
- Florida HOA president arrested again, facing more charges over alleged hidden camera inside condo
- A Delray Beach man lied about being an HOA president during a city meeting, police say. He’s now been arrested.
- Developers, Family Discuss Memorial for Collapse Victims (FL)
- It is legal for owner to police condo association rules, but not necessarily recommended (FL)
- Board Workshops Covered by Sunshine Law (FL)
- Pinellas County neighborhood dealing with dangerous hole in road (FL)
- Community Association Q & A (FL)
- Increase in the Fees Charged for Estoppel Certificates (FL)
- Real estate Q&A: Can the board hire an iguana removal company without residents’ input? (FL)
- Annual Condo and Development Law Conference at Miami Law with Focus on Surfside Collapse
- Unit owner can use right of first refusal to acquire entire building (FL)
- “Estoppel” Fee Explained (FL)
- Condo Q & A (FL)
- How did an alligator attack happen in a Lakewood Ranch suburb? Here’s what we know (FL)
Florida Articles – Community Associations Network
- Effective Board Secretaries Help Community Associations Thrive
- HOA dispute arises over responsibility for sidewalk repair (FL)
- Florida HOAs Can Restrict Vegetable Gardens
- Let’s Go to the Numbers (FL)
- Board of Director E-mails as Official Records Revisited (FL)
- Your assigned condo parking space may be more valuable if it is transferable (FL)
- Impact of Inflation on Community Associations
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on the Common Elements (FL)
- How to Be an Effective Association Board Secretary
- An Association’s Response to Those Persons Who May Need Some Additional Care in Living (FL)
- Statutory and Non-Statutory Reserves in Homeowners’ Associations (FL)
- Condominiums Have Power to Collect Assessments (FL)
- Condominium and Cooperative – Required Building Reporting (FL)
- Community Association Statutory Meeting Notice Requirements (FL)
- The benefits of EV chargers: What Florida property managers need to know
- Other New Condo Laws to Know – Part Three (FL)
- Issues that often lead to a dispute with an HOA (FL)
- Increases from Insurance, Inspections and Reserves Rattling Many Condominium Communities (FL)
- Ruling Shows Pitfalls of Associations Enacting Changes Without Required Votes (FL)
- Not My Building Not My Problem: Special Assessments, Cost of Repairs, and Who Has to Pay (FL)
Energy/Water Conservation/Solar – Community Associations Network
- New Illinois law may help homeowners sued over solar panels
- Solar Panel Request Shines a Bright Light on HOA Email Communication in Lieu of “Meetings” (GA)
- New Law! HB2131: Artificial Grass Ban Prohibited; HOAs (AZ)
- Palm Desert allocates $1 million for new turf rebate program in support of water conservation (CA)
- Homeowner at odds with HOA over drought-tolerant landscape rules (CA)
- Beyond the Water: Effectively Managing Lake and Pond Shorelines (CA)
- Privately-owned pond at Willow Springs Ranch to get 4 acre-feet of water (CA)
- Mixed Messaging on Solar Panels Penalizes Florida Homeowners Seeking to Save Energy
- NC Supreme Court rules HOAs can’t ban solar panels, but can say where they go
- An Iconic Texas Spring Was Dry for Months. Is Mother Nature or Man to Blame?
- Water Conservation Requirement (CA)
- Sleepy Hollow Lake fears solar threat to water (NY)
- We should go where the water is (AZ)
- Charlotte HOA denies homeowner installation of solar panels several times despite recent NC Supreme Court ruling
- New Amendment To Ohio Condominium Act Protects Solar Rights
- Your guide to HOAs & solar panels: 5 strategies to get approval
- Highlands Ranch moves to add xeriscape medians (CO)
- Water-conserving cisterns run afoul of Eldorado rules (NM)
- Water companies, customers struggle (TX)
- Hancock Park HOA: The Drought, Our Trees, The Air We Breathe (CA)
Working With Insurance Agents – Community Associations Network
- 16 months after fire razed Thousand Oaks condo building, frustrated residents await repairs (CA)
- Attorneys, Engineers, Insurance Professionals — Know the Risks of Serving on Your Condo/HOA Board or a Committee
- 2020 Could Make 2021 the Year of Insurance Agency E&O Lawsuits
- 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)
- 4 Ways Ignoring Experts Are Detrimental to HOA Boards
- The Importance of Condo Association Good Will
- 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
- So You Have an Insurance Claim?
- 7 Common Mistakes Made By Agents
- HOA Insurance Glossary
Working With Government – Community Associations Network
- Orangeburg taking over neighborhood’s sewer; DPU plans to improve system (SC)
- Zimmermann Drive: Homeowners maintain but do not own
- Arcadia homeowners concerned over privacy, security ahead of Cholla trail reopening (AZ)
- A dispute over sidewalk damage puts Seaside and some of its residents at odds (CA)
- At your service. Or not. In some condo setups, you don’t get what you pay for. (MA)
- Moody Council addresses Springview maintenance responsibilities (AL)
- Privately-owned pond at Willow Springs Ranch to get 4 acre-feet of water (CA)
- The long road to improving water service to Alpine Heights (AZ)
- LYONS ROAD NIGHTMARE: Closed Road, Danger, Palm Beach County Doing Nothing For Months (FL)
- Monroe to receive $1 million in state funding for flood mitigation efforts for Rossmoor community (NJ)
- Small team of federal investigators still investigating tragic Florida condo collapse (FL)
- OPD gains access to Grand Oaks (HOA) security camera data (MS)
- Drainage issues frustrate Jacksonville homeowners as rainwater floods their neighborhood (FL)
- Decision on ethics complaint against Milton official on standby (GA)
- Residents contend with White Columns Homeowners Association action (GA)
- Dead-End Solution Hits Pothole (MA)
- Broken mailbox deadlock delivers headaches in USPS, HOA dispute (TX)
- Stonington condos to serve as example of green pollution controls (CT)
- St. Charles residents get results after dealing with stormwater and homes in danger of sliding down a hill (MO)
- This sprawling subdivision wanted its roads fixed, so owners are paying it themselves (MI)
Working With Boards – Community Associations Network
- Your guide to HOAs & solar panels: 5 strategies to get approval
- What to do when you don’t agree with your Homeowner’s Association (OH)
- Productive Community Association Board Meetings: Be Heard at Your Next Board Meeting
- How to Communicate with an HOA Board of Directors (NJ)
- REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Moving to avoid board-run condo development
- HOA Homefront: But I disagree with the board. What next? (CA)
- What Not To Do When You Receive Communications From Your HOA Board
- 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
- 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
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
- Accounting Checklists Ensure HOA and Condo Financial Processes Are Done Correctly
- Condominium and Cooperative Milestone Inspection, Structural Integrity Reserves, and Mandatory Reserve Checklist and Worksheet (FL)
- Single-Family HOA Maintenance Checklist
- Annual Disclosure Checklist (CA) 2021
- HOA Spring Landscape Maintenance Checklist (NJ)
- 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
Construction Defects – Community Associations Network
- Largo Townhome Association Sue D. R. Horton Home Builders As Lawsuits Abound (FL)
- “Direct Action Statute” Can Permit Judgment Claimants to Collect from Debtors’ Insurance Policies (NJ)
- Australia: Building defects: In the aftermath of Mascot Towers, how has the industry changed
- Covenants to Arbitrate Construction Defect Disputes Within a Deed Run With the Land Obligating Subsequent Parcel Owners (FL)
- So What Are The Common Defects in California Related To Construction?
- Australia: Building Defects: Who in Construction is Liable?
- SJC Decision Narrows the Window for Filing Construction Defect Suits (MA)
- New Jersey Legislature Amends Statute of Limitations for Defect Claims Brought by Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations
- Rising Costs of Materials Could Lead to More Construction Defects
- Creekside in Erie alleges shoddy work from developer (CO)
- Barnegat residents want housing developer to fix crumbling sidewalks, soggy yards (NJ)
- Eastside condo owners worried after costs rack up for structural defect repairs (AZ)
- New Construction Condos: What is the Implied Warranty of Habitability? (MI)
- Condo defects? Council bill would make developers pay (NY)
- Seven Bridges Delray Sues GL Homes For Shoddy Workmanship (FL)
- Justices: South Bend condo HOA can move forward with faulty construction lawsuit (IN)
- Paseo Condominium residents upset with continued problems (FL)
- New Bill Clarifies Statute of Limitations For Community Association Transition Litigation Matters (NJ)
- Following Surfside tragedy: ‘Why are we punishing homeowners who are completely innocent?’
- Fourth Circuit Upholds Finding That Excess Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith Where Insured Would Not Be Liable To Pay
Creating Rules & Regs – Community Associations Network
- HOA Homefront — Reasonable rules aren’t automatic (CA)
- HOA Homefront — Does your HOA have all five of the required rule sets? (CA)
- Can They Change the Rules Like That? A Look at Amendment of HOA Restrictions
- HOA Homefront: Rules on changing the rules (CA)
- Should Fireworks In An HOA Be Allowed or Banned?
- Tips for making sure your condo or HOA community is aware of new rules
- HOA Collection Policy: How To Make And Enforce It
- How Arizona HOA Board Members Can Create and Maintain Effective Covenant Enforcement
- Why “Grandfathering” Is Important for HOA Property Policies
- How to update association rules (IL)
- Updating Your Building’s Pet Policy (NY)
- Can An HOA Ban Fireworks?
- Resolutions – How A Board Can Make And Keep (AZ)
- Holiday decorations: Creating fair, easy-to-follow, and owner-supported guidelines
- How To Create HOA Rules for Holiday Decorations – That Everyone Can Agree On
- Amending or adding condo and HOA rules
- What to Ask When Writing a New HOA Rule
- Condominium and Community Governance Documentation: An Opportunity to Educate and Remove Obstacles to Action (TX)
- Ask a real estate pro: Can a condo community post speed limit signs? (FL)
- HOA Rules And Regulations 101