Some years are quiet when it comes to the passage of new laws affecting Florida community associations. This was definitely not one of those years. Here are the new laws in summary form as a result of the passage of HB 841. 718.111 —- OFFICIAL RECORDS: The law now makes it clear that the association…
Month: March 2018
IT’S MEMORIAL DAY. ARE THERE HEROS THAT LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
Memorial Day is one of those holidays that makes you stop and think. It’s not just about bar b ques and baseball games and fun-filled festivities. It has more meaning than New Year’s Day and perhaps even July 4th. Today is the day we honor every person who ever fought for and gave their life…
BUT…….IT’S NOT THE ASSOCIATION’S MONEY!
Boards of Directors love to have extra money in the bank. Who doesn’t? But the question is…… when is enough enough? Boards of Directors are required to simply pass a budget that pays the association’s bills. Anything collected, above and beyond what pays the bills is “Common surplus” which means the amount of all receipts…
IMPORTANT REMINDER: EVEN IF YOU VOTED DOWN SPRINKLERS YOU’RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS
You may recall that last year, The House and the Senate passed legislation that would have allowed condominiums in excess of 75 in height to opt out of a mandatory engineered life safety system. Legislation already existed that allowed these condominiums to opt out of sprinkler requirements. Condos opted out of the sprinkler requirements, only…
OH WHAT A NIGHT!
On Friday morning it looked pretty bleak in terms of whether there would be any new condo and HOA laws passed this year. Friday, after all, was the last day of the legislative session and the bill, HB 841, seemed to have stalled in Florida’s Senate. By law, the legislative session was required to be…