Condo prices are declining in 92% of Florida’s housing markets, while single-family home prices are falling in 66% of Florida’s housing markets. Here’s why.   Read the article…………………………….

Q: I currently sit on my Associations Board, we are considering changing the size of our Board, can we do this? And if so, how?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

His condo was going through recertification and restoration like many are. Then, when the shutters on his unit were damaged, he was told he had to pay to replace them. Or does he? Let’s bring in Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser to find out.  Normally, when a viewer calls us about their condo building, […]

A state senator has accused engineers hired by a homeowners association of causing unnecessary panic after inspection reports labeled several condo buildings in Sunrise as “unsafe,” nearly leading to evacuations.   Read the article…………………………….

Florida realtors are sounding the alarm on a growing issue: condo sales. A new report from the Florida Realtors Association finds condo sales in the state had their worst decline in 15 years.   Read the article…………………………….

Commissioners in Orange County will meet Tuesday to discuss a troubled condo complex. The Tymber Skan on the Lake condos has been plagued by public safety concerns for over 20 years.  Officials said only eight of the 49 original buildings remain at the complex near South Texas Avenue, east of Lake Catherine.     Read the […]

In a Jan. 27 letter to the Pines Trailer Park Homeowners Association (HOA), Pines Park Investors LLC offered to sell the mobile home park to the residents for $75 million.  At that price, each of the 86 mobile homeowners would be responsible for $872,093.02.  “This has got to be a joke,” said one Pines resident, […]

Garrett Kenny drove along the street bearing his name, Kenny Boulevard, the main drag through Balmoral Resort Florida, the place he created.  Kenny’s pride of ownership showed as he pointed out elements of the vacation rental neighborhood. Speaking with an Irish brogue, he talked of plans to construct 186 condominium units, along with a hotel […]

Slightly more than half the condo buildings in Boca Raton have complied with a strict new state law that requires condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs, say city officials.  Of the buildings organized in specific zones, more than half — or 54% — have complied with the recertification process, Boca Raton […]

Question: Who is responsible for maintaining the land area around the more than 50 drainage ponds in our HOA? Some areas are preserves — who is responsible for those areas? Our HOA pays to maintain the ponds and cut the grass around the ponds.    Read the Q&A………………………………..

The Sunshine State’s condo market, which once offered residents affordable housing options, is on the verge of a crisis that could bring owners to their knees, according to experts.  A new law requiring regular inspection and costly maintenance for older condos has recently triggered an explosion of sales in South Florida, where owners are trying […]

Since last summer, ABC Action News has covered what many say is a collapse in Florida’s condo market.  Tuesday, we heard from retiree George Prybys, 84, who told us the price of affording paradise is becoming nearly impossible for condo owners.  “It’s gone up ridiculously. My HOA went from $400 to $900,” he said.    […]

A new report says many Florida condo owners could be pushed into financial ruin as HOA fees soar to cover insurance costs and mandated building upgrades.  The Florida Policy Project paints a dire future for older condos in the state that according to new state laws may require major updates.   Read the article…………………………….

A panel of experts — including engineers, accountants and attorneys — gave the Regulated Industries Committee an update on how the laws requiring inspections and adequate reserves have affected the condo industry  Bradley said she wanted to help “smooth the transition” for condominium associations to come into compliance with the laws, which many residents say […]

South Florida condo owners are under pressure as new inspection regulations and rising insurance costs drive up monthly fees.    Video news report……………………..

Question: My HOA records both visuals and audio at the clubhouse and pool. A conversation between myself and another resident was recorded, which I found out after I hopped the pool fence when the gate was stuck. I was sent an HOA recording reminding me that there were two other gates that I could have […]

As new Florida laws aimed at preventing another Surfside condo collapse take effect, hundreds of residents face foreclosure due to skyrocketing association fees and special assessments. From the elderly to young couples, many are being forced out of their homes.    Read the article…………………………….

In the wake of the Surfside collapse tragedy, Florida’s condominium landscape has been transformed, with new regulations and rising costs threatening the affordability of living in highrises across the state.   Listen to the podcast…………………………..

Attorneys for the condo association sent a letter to residents in October that said flood water infiltration is dangerous, so remediation needs to start immediately. They said flood damage is covered by FEMA, which handles the cost of remediation and reconstruction but not damage to personal property.  Antonello said more than three months later, she […]

The Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee heard from a panel of experts, including a Tampa-based engineer, on how the recent condo laws are impacting the industry.   Read the article…………………………….