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I was just forwarded a press release from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation announcing the creation of its website for mandatory homeowners’ associations to register online.
As my blog readers may recall, Florida’s legislature recently passed a law that for the first time requires all mandatory homeowners’ associations (governed under Chapter 720 of…
You’ll want to catch our next installment of "Community Matters" as Kevin Wells and I will be discussing therapy and companion pets and service animals with the manager of a large resident owned community in Sarasota County and a representative from Southeastern Guide Dogs.
"Community Matters" airs on WSRQ (1220 AM and 106.9 FM) on…
On Friday, June 14, Florida’s Governor signed into law several bills affecting community associations, including House Bill 73.
One of the important provisions of House Bill 73 amends the statutes governing cooperative associations in Florida by requiring board members in co-ops to meet the same certification requirements as condominium association board members.
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As many followers of this blog may already know, House Bill 87 was signed by Florida’s Governor last Friday. This bill provides community associations with some hope that the foreclosure process–which seems to take an eternity before it concludes–will be expedited and that an association can have a meaningful voice in the foreclosure action. …
I’m pleased to let my blog readers know that I’ll be one of the hosts of "Community Matters," a radio show that will focus on issues and topics affecting resident owned communities.
The show will be airing on WSRQ, Sarasota’s "TalkRadio," each Saturday morning from 11:00 to noon, at 1220 on the AM dial…
I just finished speaking with the manager of one of the resident owned communities in our area.
An email was received at the community’s email address, allegedly from the Federal Trade Commission. The subject of the email was "NOTIFICATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT" and the email contained a very official looking document advising that a…
We’re now into the busiest part of the "season" for resident owned communities and I wanted to alert all of our blog readers living in west central and southwest Florida that two great events are scheduled for later this month:
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The first month of 2013 has been very busy and February promises more of the same:
As mentioned in one of my recent blog entries, we’ll be presenting a seminar for board members of community associations on Friday morning, February 8th at Oakwood Manor in Sarasota. If you’re interested in attending and haven’t already…
The last few weeks of 2012 were extremely busy and the beginning of 2013 promises more of the same.
Here is a list of the speaking engagements and seminars that we’ve scheduled for the next few weeks:
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Here’s yet another example of how the statutes governing condominium associations differ from those governing cooperative associations:
The members of a community association have just approved an amendment to the association’s bylaws. Exactly when does the amendment to the bylaws become effective?
Florida Statute Section 718.112(1)(b) provides that no amendment to the bylaws of a…