Year: 2014

It’s true what they say……as you get older the years seem to go by quicker.  This week, we stop and we take a moment to breathe.  We are not blogging about any specific condo or HOA topic because the three bloggers need to do something much more important.  And that is to thank each of…

(4) MANDATORY NONBINDING ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION OF DISPUTES.—The Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall employ full-time attorneys to act as arbitrators to conduct the arbitration hearings provided by this chapter. The division may also certify attorneys who are not employed by the division to act…

When I teach the topic of association records at our Condo Craze Board Certification seminars, I try to make the topic pretty simple.  In sum, if the record relates in any way to the operation of the association, it is an official record of the association and must be maintained.  Arbitration cases have interpreted this…

Last week was interesting as far as politics goes.  President Obama got tired of waiting for Congress to fix the immigration issues this country is facing, and decided to try to fix it on his own by signing an Executive Order.  Needless to say, his opponents immediately yelled that the President has no such power…

In three days from now we are supposed to sit around the table stuffing turkey down our throats while reflecting on all the things we should be thankful for.  The easy ones are family and good health.  Some might also be thankful for a new job, new car, new spouse or even new body part(s).…

So Tuesday has come and gone.  We can finally watch TV again without being told which political candidate is the lesser of two evils during every single commercial break.  No more annoying pop up ads on the internet begging for money or spam e-mails begging for your vote.  Election season is finally over.  Unless of…

I often choose a topic for the blog that corresponds to an upcoming holiday or a specific time of year.  For example, we normally write about your right to fly the flag on or about July 4th of each year.  The next holiday is only 4 days away, and it’s Halloween.  The problem is…..how can…

On today’s radio show, a woman complained that in her HOA, there is never a quorum that appears at the annual meeting and therefore the same board remains in place year after year.  Remember…in an HOA, in order to have a valid election, a quorum must appear at the annual meeting.  In a condo on…

I always thought that the dry part of the Board Certification Course was teaching about budgets and reserves.  The material simply doesn’t lend itself to any interesting side stories or provide much room for jokes or even amusing anecdotes.  However, the funny thing is that it’s normally the part of the seminar that gets the…

After doing this for 22 years now, I don’t get surprised that often any longer by anything that takes place in the world of condos and HOAs.  This week however, I was quite surprised. Twice in the same week, community association managers brought it to my attention that companies that do business in South Florida…