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I just finished watching the meeting before The Regulated Industries Committee in The Florida Senate. The topic, Florida condominiums and The DBPR. I must say I found the meeting very interesting. The testimony of the former Florida Condominium Ombudsman, Spencer Henning, was truly compelling. He spoke of how corrupt boards who want to remain in…

Every Thanksgiving week, I basically use the same blog, and change it up with new current events. Here we go…….. This might be tough for many of you. Israel is at war with terrorists. Our own country seems right on the brink. Food prices are still high. Gasoline prices are still high. Interest rates have…

This blog is going to make a lot of people angry and perhaps a lot of people thinking I did the right thing, but here we go….. The tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida occurred on June 24th, 2021 killing 98 innocent men, women and children. I was there a few days…

It’s November —and November means it’s time to get out the budget for next year.  One of the line items that should definitely be included in your budget is “bad debt.”  Bad debt is the amount of money you are not going to collect from your non paying owners.  For example:  let’s say that your…

There is so much dread in the world right now. So much death and uncertainty. I think it’s OK if this week we try to make the blog fun. It’s Ok. I think we all deserve it. So, let’s have some Halloween fun. Listed below are some fill in the bland sentences. List your answers…

We are already starting to see an uptick in the amount of owners falling behind on paying their assessments to their association. It is wise for an association to know how the collections process works in for the board to put in place a policy that works best for the association. In both condos, Co-ops,…

It’s hard writing a blog for over 50 weeks a year for the past decade. For me, the situation in Israel had made it impossible. Suddenly, squabbling over guests or pets or decorations or colors really sounds silly and a waste of time. Doesn’t it? I really don’t feel like writing about it this week.…

Election season is beginning in all of our condos and HOAs. Now is the time that most of your associations are sending out their first notices of the annual meeting and people are returning a notice that says they want to run for a seat on the Board of Directors. Each year, without fail, I…

In 2020 when Covid was roaring, I had lots of questions thrown at me regarding what Boards can and cannot do when it came to mandating masks and/or keeping people out of the condominium property or HOA clubhouse. Newly enacted Florida Statute 381.00316 has just answered some of the questions we only guessed at before.…

Here’s a new law that is already causing chaos in our communities. As many of us are unfortunately already learning, there is a lack of affordable housing in our state. In order to combat this problem, The Florida Legislature passed a new law. The Live Local Act is a new Florida law that was designed…