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As many of my readers know, among the topics frequently discussed on this blog are the many issues facing resident owned communities when dealing with the Fair Housing Act.
I’ve recently been speaking to community association managers and ROC board members about the importance of properly responding to and evaluating requests made by current…
I wanted to post two recent articles related to the death of Trayvon Martin.
The first discusses the potential liability facing the Retreat at Twin Lakes Homeowners’ Association as Trayvon was apparently shot and killed by a member of that association’s "neighborhood watch" group.
The second release was published by the Community Associations Institute…
I want to remind all of my blog readers that the PM-EXPO Trade Show is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, at the Charlotte County Convention Center.
This will be a day packed with fun and information with presentations on a number of very interesting topics.
Here’s the link to the home page for the Trade…
A set of new regulations created in 2010 under the Americans with Disabilities Act was scheduled to go into effect on March 15, 2012. Late last week, the deadline for compliance with these regulations was extended for 60 days with the possibility of an additional extension of time to allow for clarification and further…
Florida’s state senators and representatives have concluded their 2012 legislative session in Tallahassee.
While House Bill 319 was overwhelmingly approved, Senate Bill 680–the companion to HB 319–never came before the Senate for a vote, thus effectively preventing either of these bills from becoming law.
Whether the failure of either bill to make…
On February 28 of this year, residents of Indianwood Golf & Country Club purchased their community, with the assistance of Marty Pozgay’s Florida Community Services Group.
Indianwood is a 596 space manufactured housing community located in Indiantown, which is located in Martin County, west of Stuart and southeast of Okeechobee. All but 10 of…
Last night’s blog entry focused on the most recent version of House Bill 319 and specifically on two revisions–the addition of the "safe harbor" provisions found in Chapters 718 and 720 of the Florida Statutes to F.S. Section 719.108 and the removal of the "certification/education" requirement for newly elected or appointed board members in…
As most of the followers of this blog know, Florida’s legislature is currently in session in Tallahassee.
The bill that may be of most interest to community association managers, homeowners, and those of us that provide legal assistance and advice to ROCs-–House Bill 319–has been making its way through the various legislative…
It’s no secret that the Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. An community association thus must make a "reasonable accommodation" to a disabled current or prospective resident who requires that accommodation to "use and enjoy a dwelling".
We’ve recently been contacted about homeowners in resident owned communities…
Followers of this blog know that I frequently caution that almost all board meetings in resident owned communities must be properly noticed and open to association members. There are specific provisions prohibiting board members from meeting "behind closed doors" in the statutes governing condominium associations, cooperative associations, and mandatory homeowners associations.
While…