Category Archives: Condo Association
Criminal Charges For Bad Condo Boards
Sometimes, condo boards do not act in an ethical manner, but until recent years, very little was able to be done about it unless the board member was caught in the act. In 2017, however, Florida made major changes to its relevant laws, establishing criminal consequences for some of the acts most often reported… Read More »
Who’s Got The Key: Condo Laws & Privacy Rights
Most Florida condo owners, by necessity, accept a little interaction with their condo board and with maintenance people who require access to their units in order to make repairs. However, in recent months and years, it has become more common for condo associations to request even more access to units, which can be discomfiting… Read More »
The Rights of Condo Owners
If you own a condominium, you have certain rights as an owner, and also as a member of the condo board if you are named or elected to it. However, there is a lot of misinformation and variable practices that go on depending on the preferences of the association. It is important to understand… Read More »
What Is Condo Arbitration?
One might imagine that when you have a dispute with your condo board, you might simply bring suit against them in civil court, as you would against a neighbor if you owned houses next door to each other. However, Florida law sometimes forces condo owners and associations to handle things differently; namely, within a… Read More »
Emotional Support & Service Animals In Condos
People of all walks of life have service animals and emotional support animals that improve their quality of life significantly. However, it is not uncommon for landlords and business owners to either misunderstand or ignore the law surrounding the right to own these animals, and condo boards are no exception to the general ignorance… Read More »
Condos & Contractors: What Are Your Rights?
Especially in today’s economy, more and more business is done via the use of independent contractors, especially in areas like landscaping and other skilled trades. While this can eliminate certain issues, it can create others, especially when one or both parties may not be familiar with the law as it applies to condominium boards…. Read More »
Is Online Voting Acceptable For Condo Boards?
Traditionally, condo board meetings required in-person attendance or the sending of a proxy for someone to be granted a vote in important matters being heard at that meeting. However, as technology changes and as people’s presence may fluctuate from year to year, many boards are allowing online voting, at least on issues that have… Read More »
Pet Issues In Condominiums
Many condominium boards have passed resolutions declaring their buildings to be pet-free zones. However, there must, by law, be exceptions to this rule, for animals that assist the disabled, and also for pets grandfathered in or who are the subject of an unjust attempt at enforcement. Pets in condos are almost never as simple… Read More »
Condominium Boards and the Fair Housing Act
It is considered good business to thoroughly vet every potential owner who may wish to buy into your condominium or homeowner’s association. Criminal history, financial problems or other similar issues may lead you to decide not to rent to someone. However, if one investigates too far, or is too particular about the types of… Read More »
Disputes That Do Not Require Arbitration
In Florida, the majority of condominium-related disputes are subject to non-binding arbitration. Arbitration is held out as the method for remedy in several state statutes, and the nature of the disputes to be arbitrated is clearly laid out. However, there are many varieties of dispute that one may have with one’s condominium association that… Read More »