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Florida Condo & HOA News – Community Associations Network
- House panel approves bill to create ombudsman, appeals process for HOA disputes (FL)
- What can condo, homeowner associations do to prevent possible fraud activities? (FL)
- Paseo Condominium residents upset with continued problems (FL)
- Seniors forced to take five flights of stairs after elevator breaks down in St. Pete condo building (FL)
- Condo questions: Do flags on a truck meet the criteria of my HOA’s sign prohibition? (FL)
- Surfside Collapse Challenges Many Older Condos (FL)
- Collier community files suit, claims fraud, embezzlement by property management company (FL)
- Kissimmee folks fuming over lack of mail delivery service (FL)
- Condominium budget must be approved at least 14 days before start of fiscal year (FL)
- House of Cards – Miami Herald special on Chanmplain Towers (FL)
- One Bal Harbour associations settle suit over shared utility, valet expenses (FL)
- Are Fines for Speeding Legal? (FL)
- Fireworks spark HOA controversy (FL)
- Moffa Attorney Threatens Lawsuit Against WCA (FL)
- Following Surfside tragedy: ‘Why are we punishing homeowners who are completely innocent?’
- Proposed pickleball courts face opposition from North Naples community residents (FL)
- Condo questions: Can condo owners access a master list of residents? (FL)
- Paradise lost? Communities secede from Fountains Country Club near Lake Worth Beach (FL)
- New podcast on Surfside condo collapse seeks to answer what went wrong
- Florida lawmakers will soon meet for first time in a post-Surfside world. Will they change any laws?
Florida Articles – Community Associations Network
- Appellate Decision Upholds a Developer’s Right to Object to an Amendment to the Declaration (FL)
- A Primer on Special Assessments (FL)
- Financial Management and Planning is Key to a Healthy Condominium Association (FL)
- Securing Your Gated Community | Exactly Who Is Allowed In? (FL)
- Connected Townhomes Administered by Florida HOA’s
- Aging Condo Buildings – Repair or Abandon (FL)
- A New Era of Transparency? (FL)
- Freddie Mac Follows Fannie Mae’s Lead with Strict Condo Life-Safety Loan Requirements, Another Sign of What’s to Come
- Condo Board is Required to Enforce the Rules (FL)
- Legislative Changes Opens the Door to New Options for Resolving ‘Disputes’ In Condominium and Cooperative Associations (FL)
- Drawing a Line in the Sand’ by Reviving Previously Unenforced Restrictions (FL)
- Community Association Statutory Pre-suit Alternative Dispute Resolution Requirements (FL)
- What Can a Homeowners’ Association Do to Keep Holiday Decorations from Staying Up All Year?
- 5 Things to Keep in Mind When Negotiating a Construction Contract
- Fraud, Mismanagement, And Broken Rules – Who Do You Call? (FL)
- New Fannie Mae Condo Safety Loan Requirements Are Early Indicator of Changes to Come
- Lawyer Up
- Can a Condominium Association Evict a Tenant? (FL)
- What are Deed Restrictions and When are They Enforceable (FL)
- FAQ: Construction Defects and Florida Statute 558
Energy/Water Conservation/Solar – Community Associations Network
- Arizona lawmaker seeks to override HOA rules against turf
- Problem Solved: Finding the Best Use for a Condo’s Roof (NY)
- Utah bill would prevent cities, HOAs from enforcing grass rules
- State Water Board adopts emergency water use regulations to boost drought resilience (CA)
- Problem Solved: Cutting Carbon Emissions to Avoid Fines (NY)
- Las Vegas board approves grass ban in new developments (NV)
- New York City Bans Natural Gas in New Buildings
- Community Association’s And Water – Resolve To Make Every Drop Count (AZ)
- Solar Panels in the HOA
- Carbon Trading + Clean Electric Grid = Good News for Co-ops and Condos (NY)
- Homeowners associations aim to protect property values but can limit personal choice (PA)
- Will There Be Enough Green Electricity for Co-ops and Condos? (NY)
- Homeowner vs. HOA solar panel dispute heads to Statehouse (IN)
- The Easy Way to Cut Carbon Emissions? A Green Electric Grid (NY)
- Omaha veteran’s solar panels lead to legal dispute with developer (NE)
- Energy Efficiency In Your HOA
- Climate Change Time: It’s Five Minutes Till Midnight (NY)
- Homeowners associations continue to be a hurdle for rooftop solar installations: (VA)
- A Co-op’s Solar Journey, From Bright Idea to Flipping the Switch (NY)
- Sundial Drive HOA Avoided Fee Increase By Replacing Decorative Grass (NV)
Working With Insurance Agents – Community Associations Network
- 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
- 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
- So You Have an Insurance Claim?
- 7 Common Mistakes Made By Agents
- HOA Insurance Glossary
Working With Government – Community Associations Network
- Lake California residence worried about fire evacuations (CA)
- No public water tap-in for Granger condominiums; county still helping with on-site treatment (OH)
- Kissimmee folks fuming over lack of mail delivery service (FL)
- Granger residents asking for county help with water system troubles (OH)
- $953,728 fix for Shadows at Manchac dry retention pond up for approval on Monday (LA)
- Destin officials to ask state for more oversight on high-rise condos (FL)
- Town to pay up to $80,000 to fix Phoenix Street trails access point (AZ)
- Court sides with Falmouth in homeowner association sewer suit (ME)
- County-HOA median mess heads back to commission (FL)
- Pflugerville disc golf course draws lawsuit, petition over safety concerns (TX)
- City’s Approval of High-Rise Next to Surfside Condo Under Scrutiny (FL)
- Co-op and Condo Owners Get a Lifeline Against Foreclosure (NY)
- Auburn City Fire Department and HOA team up for fuel reduction work (CA)
- City working on cataloging, regulating Laredo HOAs (TX)
- How residents of Fox Chase subdivision in St. Charles keep their neighborhood beautiful (IL)
- Macomb approves residential road improvement project participation policy (MI)
- Condo and Homeowner Association Board Members and Property Managers meeting provides great info (FL)
- Town examines short-term rental regulations (AZ)
- Private condo on public land could make Hollywood millions, but it will need National Park Service approval (FL)
- Blackstone home owners association seeks help (IN)
Working With Boards – Community Associations Network
- 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
- Disputing with Your Homeowner Association? (FL)
- Honest About HOAs (survey)
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
- 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
- Checklist of Yearly Items for Community Associations
- HOA Board Checklist for Hiring 3rd Party Contractors
Construction Defects – Community Associations Network
- Paseo Condominium residents upset with continued problems (FL)
- Regency at Monroe Files Letter with Mayor to Press Engineering Claims About Toll Brothers (NJ)
- 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
- Fourth Circuit Upholds Finding That Excess Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith Where Insured Would Not Be Liable To Pay (SC)
- Architect Not Liable For Flawed Plans Submitted to Self-Certification Program (IL)
- FAQ: Construction Defects and Florida Statute 558
- Homeowners sue after finding out their condo tower wasn’t built to code (BC)
- Residents of Kaka’ako high-rise say they were promised luxury, but got leaky fire sprinklers instead (HI)
- Brother Of Surfside Condo Collapse Victims Testifies Against Bill That Would Lower Time To File Lawsuits Over Construction Defect Claims
- A Billionaires’ Row Lawsuit Could Give Manhattan Condo Buyers Pause
- ‘Their goal is to bleed owners dry.’ $34 million victory in Florida HOA lawsuit is rare, experts say (FL)
- Court says DC isn’t liable for severe structural issues at a Ward 8 town house project it helped fund
- Billionaire Row Condo Board Sues Developers Over 1,500 Building Defects (NY)
- Issues with the 558 Process (FL)
- 3 lawsuits against Toll Brothers allege construction defects at Jupiter Country Club (FL)
- What HOAs need to know about construction defects in Maryland
- Contractors can still be liable for failures years after project completion
- Florida Appellate Court Affirms Statute of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects
Creating Rules & Regs – Community Associations Network
- 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
- Avoid this common Homeowners Association dispute
- 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?
- Tips To Reduce HOA Violations
- Rules and Regulations: To Record or Not to Record, That’s the Question (FL)
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