Shaker Village resident Tonya Nesbitt is seeking an emergency temporary injunction and declaratory judgment to prevent Shaker Village from selling the property on the north side of Commercial Boulevard west of Florida’s turnpike until Association members have voted on whether to authorize the sale.   Read the article………………………..

Plans to include garbage collection and a loading dock on the same street as a proposed memorial site for the 98 people killed in the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside have angered and outraged relatives of some of the victims, along with former and current elected town officials.   Read the […]

Condo owners at Biscayne 21 received a notice last Friday that their building services would be discontinued. The development demanded the remaining residents move out by Friday, but they refused to leave without a fight.   Read the article………………………..

Polk County Commission Chairman George Lindsey says a there could be some relief soon for persistent flooding problems in Imperial Lakes that have blocked roads and kept some residents from their homes.   Read the article………………………..

The probe into the 2021 collapse of a beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people in South Florida should be completed by the fourth anniversary of the disaster, federal officials said Thursday.  Read the article………………………..

City Council Member John Dittmore is president of the Hammock Lakes Homeowners Association, which has 280 homes. He said residents in neighboring Eber Cove, Manchester Lakes and Stratford Pointe received the flyers, and he is working with those HOA officials to collect information.  Read the article………………………..

Q: I’m a member of a condominium board in which the other board members are more interested in keeping the quarterlies as low as possible by end rounding state laws increasing the deductible on the insurance without members knowledge, or increasing a lifespan of a roof so as not to fund it just for their […]

The collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida in 2021, which left 98 dead, triggered several legislative actions to prevent similar catastrophic events from recurring – and Pinellas County officials want to adopt the latest set of those building requirements.   Read the article………………………..

The Estates at Turtle Run Homeowners Association Board has received criticism for failing to hold its annual election mandated by the bylaws on December 7, 2022.  The majority of the board is being criticized for delaying elections and neglecting homeowners’ interests by other board members and residents. Additionally, the board has not met since October […]

Someone else’s vehicles are parked in Elvira Zicari’s Port Richey driveway. And according to court documents, it’s now owned by an investor who rented it out.  Read the article………………………..

A year after completing Villa Valencia in Coral Gables, Location Ventures failed to secure a final certificate of occupancy for the 13-story boutique condominium. And since last month, 10 contractors, including project manager Winmar Construction, have filed 23 construction liens totaling nearly $7 million against the building’s development entity, records show.   Read the article………………………..

A conflict has arisen at University Club Condominiums due to unexpected assessment fees and a lack of reserve funds, leading residents to seek access to booking records and consider legal action.  Read the article………………………..

Question: I live in a small community governed by an HOA. We have one natural canal that was enhanced and bullheaded. There are five homes that border the canal. The canal is being blocked by mangroves that are rooted in owners’ properties, hanging over the canal and creating a boating obstacle.   Read the Q&A…………………………………

Q: My homeowners’ association just posted a notice that the Board meeting to approve the 2024 budget will be held at our clubhouse in five days. I thought that the homeowners’ association was required to post and mail the notice of a budget Board meeting and the proposed budget to all owners at least 14 […]

A nurse in Sarasota is beyond frustrated, telling 8 On Your Side she can’t repair the inside of her house until her HOA repairs the outside of her house.  Kelly Roberts says she feels like she’s being forced to live in a construction zone as the damage from Hurricane Ian continues to fester. She says […]

Several tenants only have a few days to move out of their apartments after their building was condemned.  Residents at the Heron Pond Condominiums, located at 8400 SW 1st St., were instructed to move out of their units after two buildings were found to have structural issues    Read the article………………………..

Louisa Conway, a politically active Key Biscayne condominium leader, is facing a demand to testify in a civil deposition later this month in a lawsuit between warring condominium associations in one of Miami’s toniest apartment complexes.  Read the article………………………..

Question: I am trying to sell my condo to the renter who has been renting the unit from me for many years, but they are running into financial issues. The financial company states that the condo group is under-insured, and they don’t want to give them a loan.   Read the Q&A………………………..

Carriage Hills residents in Hollywood are facing special assessments that will cost them tens of thousands of dollars. It’s a story many across South Florida can relate to.   Read the article………………………..