Year: 2018

TALK ABOUT RIDICULOUS   Board members can e-mail each other – not a meeting.   A quorum requires notice.   Sitting next to each other – e-mailing each other – all is OK   E-mails not official records.

Several months ago, I blogged about confusion that exists in the 2017 condo crime bill.  That new statute states that: A board member may not serve more than four consecutive 2-year terms, unless approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total voting interests of the association or unless there are not enough eligible…

  With all of the negative press out there regarding condo and HOA boards, one would get the impression that all board members are united in their effort to accomplish a pre-planned agenda that serves the board members’ interests instead of the community interest as a whole.  The truth is often times very different. Despite…

Exactly a year ago now the now infamous Miami-Dade Grand Jury report came out that exposed some glaring issues with the DBPR and their role in Florida condominiums.  Here is a segment from that report: The Select Committee heard numerous speakers at its hearings express their frustration with DBPR “delay and inaction.”  In fact, the…

  This week I am very proud to announce that our office drafted legislation that truly brings Florida into the 21st century.  It is still being tweaked by others with input, but it seeks to address an issue that we will need to deal with on a large scale, sooner than later, and that is…

So as you now know, Florida condominium law is amended to make it a crime for board members to: forge a ballot envelope or voting certificate used in a condominium association election; and destroy official records or refuse to allow inspection or copying of an official record of a condominium association… in furtherance of any…

It’s funny how many times over the years, Boards have told me “We weren’t having a meeting, we were only talking about the condo” or “We weren’t having a meeting, we were in a workshop.” For clarification, let’s see how a “meeting” is defined by law. For a condominium, the Florida Administrative Code says: (1)(a)…

Representative George Moraitis has again filed a bill, House Bill 1061, that would allow community associations to opt-out of the requirement not only of a fire sprinkler system, but also for an engineered life safety system.   You may recall that this was an extremely popular bill last year as it seeks to save associations from…

House Member Emily Slosberg recently co-sponsored House Bill 123 called the “Stand Up for Seniors Act ” which only applies to 55 and over condominium and homeowners’ associations.  The bill brings the current “bullying” issues that school children deal with it into your 55 and over condominiums and HOAs. The bill defines “Bullying” as intimidation…