Year: 2014

It appears as if the foreclosure crisis is coming to a close.  You made it through.  You survived.  You were one of the few that paid the mortgage payments each month, paid your taxes, paid your assessments, paid your insurance and you were nothing short of a model unit owner.  Sorry…….you still have to go.…

The other day on the show, we spoke about a President of an association who is in trouble because he used community association funds to pay himself for doing services that would normally be performed by a licensed community association manager.  So, you might ask, does that mean all community associations must hire a community…

If you listened to the show last week, you know that my wife and I dodged a huge bullet.  Our children were swimming in our pool and as they were swimming toward the deep end, they began yelling at each other that they both felt like they were getting zapped with electricity.  They immediately got…

Many of you heard the Condo Craze show a few weeks ago concerning the Mainlands VII HOA in Tamarac, where a President was arrested for stealing over $180,000.00 from her association. Earlier in the week, I appeared on the local news regarding yet another President allegedly taking tens of thousands of dollars for management fees,…

It’s Labor Day and condo President Esa Nomyjob, has the day off from work.  She gets to stay home from work and simply enjoy all the wonderful amenities her condo has to offer.  It’s well deserved.   The day starts off though with a call from Willie Winer, that the upstairs neighbor has apparently let…

We’re approaching the time of year when Boards are starting to prepare the budget for the following  fiscal year.  As we all know, in a condominium, the budget must show fully funded reserves, and the owners then have the option of waiving or reducing the funding of reserves.  In an HOA, the budget can include…

Every year, I am lucky enough to take my family on a trip to another city, whether it be here in the United States or even in a foreign country.  It seems that every city I go to was planned far better than South Florida.  On the contrary, it seems as if all of South…

You look around the world and see that bombs are falling in neighborhoods throughout the Middle East, violent demonstrations are happening in European countries and tornadoes and floods seems to be destroying towns across the United States.  Those are difficult problems to live with day in and day out. So here we are in Florida.…

Listeners of our Condo Craze and HOAs radio show know that we just discussed a new law for condominium associations that lets directors communicate, but not vote, by e-mail. On its face, I don’t find it objectionable that directors can communicate by e-mail.  Of course board members need to exchange ideas, thoughts and concerns and…

It seems like the biggest issue today for community associations is whether or not “no-pet” communities have the authority to question individuals that request exemptions, so they can reside with animals that are medically necessary. Before we get into the authority of associations, it’s important that you understand the definitions of some of the terms,…