Category Archives: Homeowners Association Disputes
Condo Disputes & Arbitration
A significant portion of Floridians live in condominiums in this day and age. What many of them are unaware of is that if they have problems with the board, there may be a provision in their lease or purchase agreement that requires they submit to non-binding arbitration. While this provision does not apply to… 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 »
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 »
Arbitrating A Condo Dispute: The Process
In recent years in Florida, the trend in many areas of law, including condominium and homeowners’ association disputes, has been away from civil trials and toward arbitration, primarily of the non-binding variety. This can be a bit of a shock for those who are uninitiated in the nature of such disputes. It is helpful,… Read More »
How To Run A Condo Association Meeting in Florida
If you own a condominium, you may wind up serving on the board of your condo association. It is via the condo association that most of the business of your living space will be conducted, and as such, it is important to understand how meetings should be conducted. If protocol is not observed, you… Read More »
Jurisdiction in Condominium Disputes
Due to land being at a premium, among other factors, a significant majority of Floridians reside in either condominiums or in communities with a homeowners’ association (HOA). However, not all of them read the agreements they are signing. Rather than tacitly permitting lawsuits over every real and perceived slight, Florida enacted a law requiring… Read More »
