Q: Our condominium association levied a special assessment for $1,000 per unit for our four-building, 48-unit-per-building complex (after Hurricane Ian). The deadline for payment is four months.   Read the Q&A……………………………

As we continue our series on South Florida’s housing crisis, tonight we focus on condos. Some of the estimated 3.5 million Floridians living in condo units face a perfect storm of financial problems, with no easy fix. 7’s Karen Hensel has this special assignment report, “Paradise Lost.”   Read the article……………………………

At a small condominium complex on the north side of West Palm Beach, a handful of residents took on a muscular investment group wanting to bounce them from their homes on the cheap — and won.   Read the article…………………………

Q: I was recently at a golf club up north and noticed a credit card surcharge fee on my receipt. I am on the finance committee for my Association in Florida and wanted to know if my Association can implement a similar fee on credit card transactions at our golf club to help my Association […]

A South Florida attorney found himself needing an attorney ahead of Broward County deputies arresting him on an extortion charge Thursday.  That’s because authorities allege he used inside information he had on a neighbor’s legal woes in an ill-fated attempt to get her to resign from the board of his Lauderdale-by-the-Sea condominium building, promising to […]

For as long as anyone can remember, people moving into the Wedgefield community in east Orange County were either told the Wedgefield HOA was voluntary, or their properties were “HOA free.”   Read the article…………………………………

A new state law is all about making sure condominiums across the state are more resilient after the Surfside condo collapse.  Right now, many buildings across the state are going through a very stringent inspection process to determine if there are any structural deficiencies. However, the large assessment fees to pay for repairs is leaving […]

Genial appearances aside, Longwood Oaks ripples with conflict, most of it involving a disputed structure in a yard along one of those cul de sacs. Alyne Aca began construction in 2021 on a tall enclosure at the back of her driveway to protect a 36-foot Fleetwood Southwind motorcoach.   Read the article……………………………………

Turtle Run residents are demanding accountability and fresh leadership, alleging a pervasive culture of unprofessionalism and cronyism.  Chris Kapish, Turtle Run Foundation president and Estates Homeowners Association (HOA) president is at the center. He did not respond to multiple calls and emails.    Read the article………………………………

Residents of Lakewood Park Condos in Altamonte Springs called WESH 2 Investigates after getting the stunning news from their homeowners association of a nearly 100% hike in fees.  A Monday night meeting of the HOA was packed, with the overflow spilling outside, trying to listen on a conference call line as the Board was about […]

The one-two punch of the post-Surfside law designed to require condominium associations to set aside sufficient reserves for structural repairs combined with Florida’s unending increases in insurance costs is threatening to produce a wave of foreclosures.   Read the article…………………………………

Question: At my closing, there was a letter from the association that wasn’t provided. Two fees weren’t paid, and also the association didn’t get a copy of my title. I didn’t know we had a management company until I received a letter from them about these unpaid fees.   Read the Q&A………………………………….

This condo building’s surveillance video starts with a Miami Beach Code Compliance officer getting out of his car. Notice these two recycling bins, with their lids closed, in the alley next to the Nautilus Towers condominium.   Read the article………………………………

People who live in a popular Orlando neighborhood are screaming foul about a possible increase in their homeowners’ association fees.  Some Baldwin Park residents say their proposed monthly association fees are increasing to more than $1,000 per month.   Read the article…………………………

Q: My condominium association is undergoing a large common area renovation. At the beginning of the project, the Board and the management company announced that we had enough reserves and other operating funds to undertake the renovation without a special assessment. Recently, they announced that a special assessment was needed in order to finish the […]

The Hammocks receiver is going after the community’s crime insurer in a bid to recover funds allegedly siphoned from the homeowners association coffers by criminally charged ex-board members.     Read the article……………………………

Q: An issue has come up in my condominium association regarding the creation of the budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The board has discussed having a board workshop to develop the budget. However, it is not clear that the board intends to allow owners to attend the workshop.   Read the Q&A………………………………..

Question: Can the board of directors of an HOA limit discussion or questions from an owner to three minutes or less, after the board discusses issues and offers time for questions?   Read the Q&A’s……………………………….

Another Key Biscayne condominium erupted into chaos Thursday with four leaders quitting amid a unit owner recall drive. Among those resigning from the Casa Del Mar condo was Ignacio Segurola, a former Village Council member.    Read the article……………………………………

One year after Ian, Atterholt said his condo is still uninhabitable due to an inability by the condo owner’s association to get reimbursement on wind insurance, along with delays in obtaining equipment to repair the building’s electric, plumbing and elevator.   Read the article……………………………..

A Gran Paradiso resident challenged the West Villages Improvement District in circuit court over the method the special government district uses to shift the makeup of its board of supervisors from one picked by developers to one elected by residents.   Read the article………………………….

Q: Until recently, I was the president of my condominium association. However, certain unit owners were unhappy with the decisions I had made and pushed through a recall. While I do not dispute that they obtained recall agreements signed by a majority of the unit owners, they did so under false pretenses where they made […]