You have all heard the saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Apparently, The Florida Legislature overlooked this concept when it recently passed a bill which authorizes owners in community associations to vote by e-mail in their elections and for other unit owner votes. In condos, H.O.A.s and co-ops, the association may now conduct…
Month: June 2015
WHO MAKES BETTER BOARD MEMBERS, MEN OR WOMEN?
Happy belated Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there who are reading the blog today. I hope yesterday was filled with fun and joy and you were surrounded by the ones that you love and the ones that love you. If you were, it’s a pretty good guess you were not at the…
CAN A C.A.M. CERTIFY A DIRECTOR?
Certain issues are more near and dear to my heart than others. This is one of those issues. For those of you that have ever attended a Board Certification Course that I teach, I hope you would agree that a lot of hard work and preparation goes into the teaching of the course. Each slide…
HOW ONE ASSOCIATION LOST BIG BY FAILING TO UPDATE THEIR DOCS.
Every now and then, the courts of our state issue an opinion in a case involving a condo or HOA that is very important and certainly worth mention. On June 1st, the 4th District Court of Appeals issued a decision in Pundit 2 Joint Venture v. Westwood Gardens HOA that does not bode too well for some…