Month: April 2012

The Florida condominium statute provides that: Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the officers shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the board of administration. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the members of the board shall serve without compensation. The Florida HOA statute provides: COMPENSATION PROHIBITED.—A director, officer, or committee member of…

Although it may be hard to believe, there may be more complaints by associations about management companies than complaints by associations against the lawyers who represent the associations.  At a minimum though, board members should be aware that the contracts between the management company and the condominium association must meet certain minimum requirements.  The statute…

When I sat down to write this column, I was going to initially write about the potential liability that the association may or may not be facing as a result of George Zimmerman shooting and killing an unarmed Treyvon Martin.  If you listened to the Condo Craze show yesterday, you know that I’m not yet…

  The Florida Condominium Act mandates that the developer provide warranties to the association regarding the common elements, even in those communities that are converted from rental housing to condominiums.  The HOA statute however never provided similar protection to homeowner associations and the law was unclear as to whether or not a developer gave an…