Month: May 2015

Sometimes the exceptions to the rule swallow the rule, rendering the rule virtually meaningless.  Mandatory competitive bidding is a fine example. The Florida Condominium Act provides:   If a contract for the purchase, lease, or renting of materials or equipment, or for the provision of services, requires payment by the association on behalf of any…

The long awaited decision by The Florida Supreme Court is finally in regarding what a licensed community association can do, without being accused of practicing law without a license.  The Florida Bar tried hard to curtail what community association managers can do without a license to practice law, while the community association managers argued that…

Many of you may have seen the news again this week concerning allegations that another licensed community association manager misappropriated over $220,000.00 from a condominium association in Hollywood.  Click here if you missed it: http://www.local10.com/news/lawsuit-property-manager-embezzled-228000-from-condo-association/32977920 It certainly seems to be a growing problem.  Over the last few months I have personally been involved in three…

A happy and healthy belated Mother’s Day to every mother reading today’s blog.  Many of you already know that I grew up in a co-op in Brooklyn consisting of 4 buildings, each with 60 families.  Mother’s Day I remember as something special.  The weather was finally getting warmer.  We would eat lunch or dinner in…

The top story in the news the last week or two has certainly been the tragic death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York.  Regardless of whether or not you believe the grand jury did or didn’t make the right decision, it seems that everyone is in agreement that it’s a shame all this…