Question: Our HOA board has decided to change the trim color of all 108 homes. The buildings are off white, and the trim has been a variation of light blue since they were built in 1990. They now want to paint turquoise, peach, yellow, lime green or gray. The CC&R’s state the HOA maintains the […]

Q: The condo’s balcony has loose and missing tiles that are getting worse. I want to repair it myself, but the building manager told me I was not allowed to because it is part of the common area. However, the condo is not fixing it. What should I do?     Read the Q&A……………………………..

Q: My condo association just passed this year’s budget and we received a notice that they want us to vote on whether or not to “waive the reserves.” Could you explain exactly what the reserves are for, what waiving them means, and the consequences for voting either to waive or not waive them?     Read […]

For more than three years, the Equus HOA in suburban Boynton Beach has been trying to get Barry Rosenthal, a former member of the HOA, to remove the diamond because it is ‘not a good fit’ for Equus.     Read the article…………………………….

Aside from stockpiling beans and sanitizer, Americans have racked up record gun and ammunition sales in the coronavirus era.  In fact, more than 2 million of us became first-time gun owners through July, according to federal agencies documenting such data. Chaos, imagined or real, was driving firearms’ sales, experts insisted. Possible gun restrictions years ago […]

Q: Our HOA board has decided to change the trim color of all 108 homes. The buildings are off white, and the trim has been a variation of light blue since they were built in 1990. They now want to paint, turquoise, peach, yellow, lime green or gray. The CC&R’s state the HOA maintains the […]

Three employees of a Marco Island marine construction company are facing charges after officers said the men were caught replacing a beach boardwalk on South Seas West condo during sea turtle season, court documents show.    Read the article……………………………..

The homeowner’s association board for an Osceola County community has been recalled by a state agency.  The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ruled in favor of more than 200 residents at Turnberry Reserve, recalling the November election results.     Read the article……………………………

Hawkins showed a special deputy badge, issued by Sheriff Russ Gibson, while he tried to enter the HOA election meeting. He was heard on camera saying he is with the sheriff, before telling a security guard she was about to be arrested.   Read the article……………………………

The Nottingham Harbor subdivision is home to Chris Roling and Robin Roling. It is where the Navy Second Class Petty Officer and husband are raising their seven children.  “This is our home,” Robin Roling said. “We are here.”  The couple is now engaged in a fight with their Homeowners Association over dues; it is the […]

Q: I own the top unit in a two-story building. Heavy rains caused roof damage which caused significant ceiling damage in my unit. The property manager quickly sent a roofer to fix the exterior problem. They will provide service to replace my ceiling sheet rock but will not pay for ceiling paint. Why shouldn’t it […]

State House candidate Adam Botana was reported for trespassing in a Fort Myers gated community while door knocking.  Surveillance cameras on July 13 caught the Bonita Springs Republican rolling through the back gate of the Forest Country Club on an electric scooter. A week later, Botana was served with a warning from the homeowners association […]

Can a condominium with more than 10 units and a budget in excess of $100,000 self-manage? Or do the Florida statutes require them to hire a licensed property manager?  Read the Q&A…………………………………..

Q: I live in a homeowners association (HOA). On July 4th I celebrated with fireworks. I now have been sent a violation letter stating I violated the HOA rule against fireworks.    Read the Q&A………………………….

There’s a peacock problem in Pinellas County. Some said there’s too many, others argue there aren’t enough.  Some neighbors consider the wild animal’s therapy pets while others call the peacocks a nuisance and kill the birds to get rid of them, but that solution doesn’t sit so well with everyone.     Read the article…………………………..

Humans aren’t the only Key West residents struggling to find long-term housing these days.  Bailey, Tango and Lola, the birds that have lived in the outdoor courtyard at New York Pasta Garden for up to 17 years, have been exiled by the condominium association that governs Duval Square.    Read the article……………………………

A construction company alleges the condo association at Nine Island Avenue on Miami Beach’s Venetian Islands skipped out on $723,000 for a major renovation.  Miami-based Critical Path Construction is suing the condo association at Nine Island Avenue, alleging the association breached its contract after it failed to pay the construction company for completing 99 percent […]

Marco Island code enforcement magistrate Myrnabelle Roche issued $4,000 in fines Tuesday against several condos for violating lighting restrictions during sea turtle season.  In general terms, buildings located on the beach must either turn off exterior lights visible from the beach after 9 p.m. from May 1 to Oct. 31 or replace them with low […]

People in one Gateway neighborhood found letters from the KKK in their mailboxes, prompting the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to open an investigation.  The letters are allegedly from the “Cypress Cay” branch of the KKK and are filled with racial slurs about members of the Cypress Cay community.    Read the article…………………………….

A Federal lawsuit is seeking $7M from the Seven Bridges Homeowners Association — as well as a homeowner — as a family claims it was harassed, discriminated against, and told to move to a “Ku Klux Klan” community.    Read the article……………………………

In one Lynn Haven neighborhood, the recent heavy rain is taking its toll; residents said it causes significant flooding every time there is a strong downpour, blocking access to parts of the neighborhood.   Read the article…………………………………

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has reversed its decision to resume canceling homeowner insurance policies of customers who haven’t been able to pay their bills because of COVID-19-related hardships.  The company recently announced in a letter to agents and customers that it would resume canceling and nonrenewing policies with past-due accounts on Aug. 15.      Read […]

Florida’s state-run insurer of last resort says it’s time to pay up.  Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers who have been unable to make their homeowner insurance payments because of a COVID-19-related hardship will have to come up with a way to fulfill their obligations or face cancellation after Aug. 15, the company said in letters […]

An Osceola County commissioner is accused of impersonating as a law enforcement officer at a Homeowner’s Association meeting, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.   Read the article……………………………..

A Ken from Palm Beach reportedly called the cops on a Haitian woman for riding her bike on a bike path in a gated community.  According to video uploaded on Facebook by Roz Joseph, she was told by the white man, “This is the f***ing United States of America,” as he demanded to know why […]

Unincorporated Hillsborough County has changed dramatically in recent years, evolving from predominantly rural to notably suburban as housing tracts replace farms, but one feature of country living may be coming home to roost on a cul-de-sac near you.    Read the article…………………………..