Q: I just moved into my home. I was shocked to learn that money posted as a security deposit with the Association for work on my home is not wholly returned. The Association retains $300 of each deposit for its “inspection fees.” Is the HOA required by law to return such deposits once the work […]

Question: For the last two years, my fellow condominium board members have been running around with their hair on fire because we have been told the new Florida statutes require us to not only fully fund reserves on an annual basis beginning next year, but also to replace the approximately $4 million that would have […]

Robin Rodriguez, an HOA board member, told News 6 last month that a developer separated the houses on one side of the street from the HOA in the 1980s.  The developer then created an easement to run a drainage pipe between these two homes that flows out into a retention pond.  Rodriguez said the HOA […]

Q: Board members think we can charge owners a ‘resort fee’ payable to the Association to make money off rentals. Is that possible? Where is it referenced if possible?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

Q: I read your post about a unit owner’s right to speak at meetings. What are the remedies if this is denied? Q: Regarding Hurricane Ian funds received from an insurance company, can they be deposited into the general fund account or should they be kept in a separate account? Read the Q&A………………………………..

State Rep. Vicki Lopez has a recommendation for prospective homebuyers in her district: “I’m telling people not to buy a condominium now.”  It’s been more than three years since the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, which claimed the lives of 98 people. Since then, the state has enacted reforms to make condo buildings […]

Question: We live in a duplex in a small community of similar homes. While we are part of a homeowner’s association, they don’t do much. A leak from a roof drain needs to be repaired in the wall between the two homes in our building. The association manager told me it was not their responsibility, […]

Q: I recently moved into a condominium that provides electrical outlets at each parking space, and I have been using one of these outlets to charge my plug-in hybrid car. The board informed me that I am not allowed to use the outlet because it is considered a common area, and they do not want […]

Question: I am from Chicago where the warning systems are vast and always working for tornados and other dangerous weather conditions.  Our large HOA community has three pools, tennis courts, and 793 homes. We received a notice that our HOA management company has taken the warning systems here out of service. This is concerning with […]

Even Floridians who support a move to lower property taxes in the state say that the proposed bill, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis last week and on the ballot in November, is too little compared to the skyrocketing housing costs they’re facing.    Read the article…………………………….

Q: Board members think we can charge owners a ‘resort fee’ payable to the Association to make money off rentals. Is that possible? Where is it referenced if possible?    Read the Q&A………………………………..

In early 2024, Shantashia Stevenson said she came close to buying her “dream home” within the Townhomes of Wexford community but claimed its HOA got in the way. By the time our story aired, Stevenson had pulled out of the deal and eventually bought a home somewhere else. But that report proved to be just […]

A new state law is making sure condominiums across Florida are more resilient after the Surfside condominium collapse. But complying with the legislation is pricing many condo owners out of their homes.  Right now, many buildings across the state are going through a very stringent inspection process to determine if there are any structural deficiencies.  […]

A group of condo owners say their condo association is forcing them to live in unhealthy conditions after Hurricane Ian destroyed their homes. The conditions are so bad many of the residents can’t live in their homes.     Read the article…………………………….

Fox News correspondent Danamarie McNicholl talks with Howard Konetz on the recent condo crisis as nearly 1 million condo units have been impacted by new inspection regulations.     Video news report……………………..

Question: We are a 64-unit condominium that elected a board in 2022. This board replaced the previous property manager for no apparent reason. Since then, there have been no elections, and they aren’t giving us any information. We are prohibited from contacting any board members directly (at the risk of a fine), but the new […]

After the collapse, Florida legislators passed a law requiring inspections on buildings more than 30 years old and three stories high. The City of Tampa is working to ensure condo associations follow regulations.  “Now, it is statewide. There are structural requirements that every jurisdiction must receive to review to make sure that these properties stay […]

State Sen. Jason Pizzo will never forget the wreckage of the Surfside condo tower in June 2021, and is wondering what the state could do to make sure a similar collapse never happens again.   Video news report……………………..

The company, ARC Florida Homes LLC, on behalf of Milvian LLC, a company based in Hong Kong, was seeking two separate variances for odd-shaped lots in Glen Lakes on Gentle Ben Court, a cul-de-sac in the southeastern end of the development. There are numerous open lots in that part of the subdivision and elsewhere in […]

Monday marks three years since the Champlain Towers South building collapsed in Surfside, killing 98 people.  At 1:22 a.m., the names of all of the victims killed were read aloud — the same time the building collapsed, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said. “Reading out the 98 names — it’s not just names,” he […]

Question: I live in a 14-story condominium building that was built in the late 1980s. We are in the midst of an extensive concrete restoration project.  The concrete contractor removed our storm shutters and recorded their condition. They are now being reinstalled. Some shutters work fine, but others cannot be reinstalled because they are not […]

Some South Florida condo owners are being hit with six-figure assessments that are forcing them to flee.  The situation is leaving many unable to sell or afford the staggering cost…….The retired couple had their financial future all planned out until they were recently hit with a special assessment.  “The total assessment from the apartment we […]