Month: May 2024

Suppose you ask for access to certain condominium records, they are never given to you, but months later the association says they were?  What do you do now? Well, for condominiums only The Florida Legislature attempts to address this issue in House Bill 1021 which goes into effect July 1st and says: In response to…

In 2011, I argued a case in front of The Supreme Court of Florida called Cohn v. The Grand Condominium.  Here’s a quick summary of the facts: The Grand is a large condo building built in 1986 in Dade County.  The declaration of condominium was recorded in 1986.  It contains 1,200 units.  800 of the…

I’m thinking about that condo President, perhaps but not necessarily in a 55 and over community, who has been on the board for over 10 years.  He or she has put in countless hours for the community and hasn’t been paid a dime.   For the last decade, every day the residents of the community wave…

There were even changes this year to the laws involving condominium records. For example, Florida Statute 718.111(12) is being amended to state that the association’s accounting records must include, but are not limited to: All invoices, transaction receipts, or deposit slips that substantiate any receipt or expenditure of funds by the association. A copy of…