Category Archives: Condo Association
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 »
Social Media & Condo Boards – Perks and Problems
When one is part of a condominium association or its board of directors, one must of course comply with all the rules of the organization. However, as technology has developed, new tools and questions appear when trying to maintain condo board meetings and records, with social media being perhaps the most commonly used new… Read More »
Broward Lawyers Care congratulates Steven A. Mason, Esq. as the January 2015 Attorney of the Month!
Mr. Mason obtained his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University with Honors, and his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law, and has his own law firm, the Law Offices of Steven A. Mason in Hollywood. He practices in a wide variety of areas, with a concentration on family law and… Read More »
Florida Homeowners Association Questions and Answers
A recent article in the Naples Daily News reported on common questions among condominium owners and homeowners with regard to homeowners association (HOA) rights and responsibilities. If you are a Florida homeowner and have questions about what an HOA board can and cannot do, you’re probably not the only one. Below you’ll find some… Read More »
