Q: I am a member of a homeowners’ association that was established with governing documents written and recorded in 1994. Recently, I received a packet for an upcoming association meeting, which included an item on the agenda about renewing our governing documents under the Marketable Record Title Act. This packet also included a notice informing […]

Question: Our HOA sent out a letter on July 1 asking for payment on an assessment for more than $12,000, to be paid in full within 30 days.  Forget for the moment that it is an assessment for the roofs of the townhomes and not our villas, or that six out of the seven board […]

Condo owners are going into foreclosure, selling, taking out loans, going back to work or, as one condo owner in Ormond-by-the-Sea, said, not doing “anything in my life because all of my money is going, right now, so that I’ve got a place to live.” The condo owner wished to remain anonymous but noted they […]

The president of Florida’s Senate has confirmed that no special session will be convened to reconsider condominium safety legislation despite growing concerns from owners about the financial burden it imposes.   Read the article…………………………….

Fulk went on vacation for three weeks in July and came back to his lawn almost entirely dead because his sprinklers didn’t work.  While some neighbors had the time to hand water their lawns, others in Settler’s Landing like Fulk are now left having to replace their dead lawns – thanks to their homeowners association […]

Many are still rebuilding after hurricanes Ian and Nicole caused widespread destruction in Daytona Beach Shores.  “We ended up having to replace the roofs on both of our buildings. We had to put in a brand new seawall,” said Nanette Mckeel Petrella, Castaways Beach Resort condo owner.    Read the article…………………………….

The neighbor above her condo has a leak she just won’t fix. The water pours down, month after month. How can you fix that problem? That’s where Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser steps in.  One certainty in South Florida: water, the ocean, the bay, pools, ponds, and in Marilyn’s case, the walls.   Read the […]

Approximately thirty families residing in a condominium complex in Hialeah, many of whom are of Cuban descent, have been without electricity since Thursday following a fire in the electrical room. The incident occurred around 5 AM at 1255 West 49th Place. After the blaze, Florida Power & Light (FPL) quickly cut off the power but […]

Question: My hurricane shutters were removed to do concrete restoration work. They were taken down prior to July 1, 2024. Since the restoration is not finished, who is responsible to put them back up? Also, when the shutters were taken down, they worked fine, but the manner in which they were taken down damaged the […]

Skyrocketing insurance premiums in areas of Florida prone to flooding, like the neighborhood of Shore Acres, are leading to a spike in the number of homeowners trying to sell their properties, as reported in a video by real estate expert Nick Gerli.   Watch the video………………………….

Residents living in a Brickell condominium are without air conditioning again.  NBC6 reported last July that many residents in tower three of the Four Ambassadors went without A/C for over a week.  Over a year later, on Thursday, residents contacted NBC6 saying the air conditioning was out again.    Read the article…………………………….

Owning a condo has become a stressful, expensive mess for many Floridians. And it’s only getting worse.  Older condo buildings face a deadline near the end of the year to have their structures inspected, under state regulations put in place following the partial building collapse in Surfside in 2021.     Read the article…………………………….

Four families including children in West Perrine say they’ve been without power for more than two weeks, and they don’t know when they’ll get it back……He said the homeowner’s association provided an explanation that the families are skeptical about: a rat was electrocuted after it bit into a central line.    Read the article…………………………….

The remaining residents at Heron Pond Condominium have until Aug. 29 to vacate their homes after the city of Pembroke Pines deemed buildings unsafe. NBC6 Investigates how the complex got to this point and the allegations against the previous board.  Read the article…………………………….

Transparency, training, and accountability: Those are the big things condo HOAs are starting to see shifts in one month into a series of new condo laws.  HOA boards are now required to provide full financial disclosure to tenants; take training courses; and seek out thorough inspections of their buildings.    Read the article…………………………….

Homeowners associations and community condominium boards can be highly influential in Florida with their covenants and residential stipulations. They can influence city councils and county commissions and often can be contentious with their own residents. That’s why the Tyson Group National Research Firm has conducted a unique survey of people who live under the guidance […]

After five decades working as a teacher and school administrator, Janet Stone envisioned a relaxing retirement in her condo overlooking Florida’s Atlantic coast.  Instead, she’s gone back to work teaching preschoolers with disabilities and living with her son in Las Vegas to pay off a $100,000 bill from her condo association — her portion of […]

December 31 marks the deadline for condos already 30 years or older to have the first round of inspections completed under the SB 4-D Bill, a regulation passed in May 2022 following the tragic collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside on June 24, 2021. Ninety-eight people died in the incident, which […]

Six Perdido Key condo owners are suing Escambia County over the public easement on their beachfront properties.  The public easement was discovered last year on the original land deeds from the 1950s. It says the U.S. government made the first 75 feet from the water public property.  But the condo owners say that portion of […]

Listings for condos in Florida are surging as changes requiring regular checks on older properties come into force and homeowners association (HOA) expenses continue to rise. Experts have warned that the number of condos up for sale is likely to continue skyrocketing, especially in South Florida, where the tragic Surfside condo collapse took place on […]

South Florida condo owners, burdened by spiraling insurance, repair bills and a new state law, saw their association fees shoot up nearly 60% over the past five years — driving some to consider difficult financial decisions to make their next HOA payment.   Read the article…………………………….

Naples-area condo owner Jim Boehme shows photos of the millions in damage Ian did, and he and other condo owners have paid to repair.   Video news report……………………..

Question: Our HOA has an amendment that was recorded in 1998 that purports to give the power to make further amendments to the board of directors, without the input of the owners. The problem is that this 1998 amendment was never voted on by our owners, and the declaration would have required membership approval in […]

Many condominium residents are blissfully unaware of how an impending deadline will affect their bank accounts and, in some cases, their mailing addresses.  John Cadden, managing principal of Condominium Advisory Group, said others realize the potential effects but remain “in total denial.” The people and investment firms operating over 200 buildings in St. Petersburg must […]