Month: October 2016

There’s plenty of talk this election season about water and energy conservation.  There’s even a proposed constitutional amendment in Florida which would guarantee the right to use solar power in your home.  Up until now, has Florida law encouraged us to conserve water, conserve energy or given any incentives to do either?  There are some…

Normally, when we talk about lawsuits in this blog, it’s between unit owners and their associations.  Not this week.  Today, learn about a lawsuit filed by the arbitrators that decide your cases against their employer, The Department of Business and Professional Regulation.  Read about what the DBPR did after getting sued.   Rather than reinvent…

Last year we blogged about a long awaited decision by The Florida Supreme Court regarding what a licensed community association can do, without being accused of practicing law without a license.  It bears repeating.  The Florida Bar tried hard to curtail what community association managers can do without a license to practice law, while the…

Well….. after eleven years, our luck ran out.  We finally rolled a seven.  We had a great run though.  Unfortunately, it’s now time to deal with the disaster and clean up the mess.  I can tell you one thing for sure and for certain.  Those associations that put away money for a rainy day will…