Month: June 2023

Florida condominiums always had the obligation to provide for the safety of its owners, residents and guests when it came to preventing crime in the community. The condominium association was negligent if it knew or should have known about prior crimes in the community or surrounding areas, and failed to take reasonable safety measures to…

Sometimes HOAs are simply forgotten about when it comes to new laws. There’s usually a hands off approach by The Florida Legislature. Not this year. This year a new act was created called the “Homeowners’ Associations Bill of Rights.” Florida Statute.303. Now, like condominiums, notices of all board meetings must specifically identify agenda items for…

I can’t tell you how may fights I have been involved in regarding flags other than the U.S. flag flying above someone’s home and the fact that someone put down fake grass or stored a boat, that nobody can see, in their backyard. Well, here’s a new statute that solves both of those problems: Florida…

CORRECTION: IN A PRIOR BLOG IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLOOR AND FOUNDATION STILL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN A STRUCTURAL RESERVE STUDY —– THEY DO NOT. SB 154 – is a long bill. Here are the final new laws: 1. The association shall provide for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the condominium property…