Q: I am on the board of directors of a large homeowners association. We directly employ our management and maintenance teams. It is budget season, and the president will only provide the board members with a summary of total wages and salaries. She is refusing to provide us with a breakdown of the various staff […]

The hole, which is now 46-feet wide and 130-feet deep, was 38-feet wide and 70-feet deep as of Oct. 8.  The hole is located on the private property of Varsity Club Sports Bar and the Spring Haven Homeowners Association. The private property owners will be working with engineers to fix the depression.     Read the […]

A water company has pledged not to turn off the water for thousands of residents despite a mounting debt and a previous threat to shut the spigot.  Residents of the Ramblewood East complex in Coral Springs fell behind in paying their bills since March, and their homeowners association couldn’t keep up with almost $300,000 in […]

For weeks, about 300 households in one Pembroke Pines neighborhood suddenly stopped getting mail – no bills, no checks and no election ballots.  We first told you about this issue on Local 10 on Tuesday when neighbors in the Honeywoods subdivision told us they weren’t getting their mail after the postal service decided the community […]

Q: Our board is a lot, and I am proud we consider and vote on almost everything. The problem is we spend a lot of time voting on small expenditures such as office supplies. Is there a legal way to make this easier?    Read the Q&A………………………………….

Residents of a Pembroke Pines neighborhood are concerned because their mailboxes have been shut down.  They are concerned that they aren’t receiving important documents, like their ballots.     Read the article…………………………………

Miami-based Condo.com founder Richard Swerdlow and South Florida developer Bruce Goldstein are partnering to launch an online platform for bulk condo deals, The Real Deal has learned. They’re betting on the growing distress of condo markets across the country and developers’ desire to keep their offers confidential.    Read the article…………………………………

As cold weather begins to invade the northern part of the country, folks are beginning to make plans to go south to take up residence in their winter homes, and guests are not far behind them. Your Association has likely established rules that, for now, may limit visitors because of COVID 19. Now is the […]

Q: I am on the board of my condominium. At the most recent election, a new board member was elected and added to the board. Since the first meeting following the election, this person has not shown up or made themselves available for any other board meetings. It has caused issues with the board being […]

It came down to nearly the final minute, but 3,000 people in Coral Springs have been saved from having their water service shut off — for now.  Residents of the Ramblewood East complex fell behind in paying their bills this year, hit hard by furloughs and layoffs from the COVID-19 pandemic. Their homeowners association couldn’t […]

Hawkins was later charged with impersonating an officer, a third-degree felony. He is the Republican candidate in the race for an open seat in Florida House District 42, which encompasses eastern Polk County and part of Osceola County   Read the article………………………………..

Q: The board president of our condominium didn’t send out any notices for the upcoming condo board elections. He did the same thing last year as well. Is it a violation of the condominium rules?  Read the Q&A…………………………………….

Question: I am an owner in a condominium. I have made a request to see the individual unit owner assessment ledgers for owners who are delinquent in the payment of assessments. The board has denied my request and they claim I am not allowed to see this information. Is this true?   Read the Q&A………………………………

Plans for a new luxury condominium tower and a new single-family home development on Fisher Island would eliminate a third ferry landing used for emergencies, according to a recently filed lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.    Read the article…………………………….

Q: The board president of our condominium didn’t send out any notices for the upcoming condo board elections. He did the same thing last year as well.  Is it a violation of the condominium rules?     Read the Q&A………………………………

Local government contractors can’t pick up debris from gated communities like Innerarity Island, which was hard hit from Hurricane Sally last month — a complication that is slowing down the debris removal process in Escambia County.   Read the article……………………………………

A Fort Myers couple is looking for answers after they say their homeowners association removed part of their home without their approval.  The couple is now desperately trying to figure out what they can do.   Read the article……………………………..

Q: Our condominium has been running with an operating surplus for a few months. The surplus is because we have experienced fewer operating expenses for amenities that have been closed due to COVID-19. That being said, we also expect insurance increases in 2021. Can we apply the 2020 surplus to 2021?    Read the Q&A……………………………..

Question: My cooperative dock association board of directors is exploring the ability to “self-insure” by cancelling the wind coverage on the docks and increasing the reserves. The present windstorm insurance is almost half of the annual budget and is effectively useless due to the deductible. The board thinks they can do this by amending the […]

Q: My homeowners’ association is considering amendments to its governing documents. A question has come up concerning what membership vote is required to amend the documents. Can you please advise?  Read the Q&A……………………………..

Q:  Our governing documents say that anyone can be on the board — we would like to amend that, but the management company says it would cost thousands of dollars. Are they right?    Read the Q&A………………………………

It was a deal meant to bring in much-needed money to a Miami-Dade condo building, so why are homeowners now furious? Kevin Ozebek has tonight’s 7 Investigates.  Summer in South Florida can bring intense storms, and for some owners in this condo building, when it rains, water can come right into their homes.   Read the […]

Q: My homeowners association recently conducted a vote of the owners concerning a design change for the clubhouse, along with a proposed special assessment to pay for the change? I initially voted “in favor” of the proposal and submitted my proxy. I later had a change of heart and submitted another proxy and voted “opposed” […]

Q: I live in a townhouse where the water meters are near the parking lot. Who is responsible for repairing the water line from the meter to the individual townhouse unit? Is it the townhouse unit owner, or is it the association because the water line is in the common area?    Read the Q&A………………………………….

Q: I am an owner in a condominium. I have made a request to see the individual unit owner assessment ledgers for owners who are delinquent in the payment of assessments. The board has denied my request and they claim I am not allowed to see this information. Is this true?    Read the Q&A……………………………

I am the president of our association. We are a community of 88 one-story townhouses, 26 duplexes and 12 triplexes. We are classified as a condominium.  We will start to repaint all buildings starting Oct. 1 this year. For 30 years these homes have been painted several shades of beige. Our board would like to […]

Things are downright catty these days at Seven Bridges, an upscale, gated west of Boca Raton development of 701 single-family homes.  From last November through May, there have been a number of incidents,     Read the article…………………………

Earlier this year, residents of the exclusive Bear’s Club community, built by golf great Jack Nicklaus, overwhelmingly approved a measure pitched as giving homeowners more control over their Jupiter community.  The move came after two years of litigation between the club and two Bear’s Club residents who said the golf club had too much power […]