WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In early 2021, I saw dozens of my LinkedIn connections share information about attending a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) online certificate program from the University of South Florida (USF). What I didn’…

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AMG

APRIL 6, 2023

In Flager County, Florida, a former H.O.A president was arrested for planting hidden cameras in multiple condos. In September of 2022, he was charged for one case and posted bail, however, more victims came forward, resulting in 2 years in prison. What would you do? Read More

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InternetAssociation

JULY 1, 2021

District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of key parts Florida’s SB 7072, noting that “promoting speech on one side of an issue or restricting speech on the other—is not a legitimate state interest” and that the Florida laws “come nowhere close” to meeting the relevant legal standard. .

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With all the new laws, especially for buildings three stories in height or higher, along with reserve funding requirements, condominium living has just gotten a lot more expensive. With only one steady source of income, namely the assessments paid on a monthly or quarterly basis from unit owners, sometimes those funds are just not enough

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

More than half of all Florida citrus crops, particularly oranges, were damaged by Hurricane Irma earlier this month. Hurricane Irma largely didn’t cause the level of damage expected in Florida earlier this month, in part because the storm moved further west than storm trackers initially anticipated. (The Then Irma happened.”

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

While there has been a lot of buzz about changes made in the 2023 Florida Legislative Session to laws affecting our Association clients, one potentially important change has been largely overlooked. Florida Statute 720.3075 was amended to increase the number of flags a homeowners’ association cannot prohibit, from one to two.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 30, 2020

Q: We live in Florida in a 55-plus condominium development. Do residents who visit out-of-state folks need to quarantine themselves upon return? And, what about residents who have out-of-state guests staying in their home?

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Pete, Florida (Welcome AMCI members) appeared first on YourMembership.com. We love to talk about St. For those of you who know the area, do you have something to add? Leave it in the comments below. The post Ten Things to Know about St.

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Associations Now

APRIL 4, 2017

Last year, the Florida Bar launched a website called #JustAdulting to make relevant legal information easy to access for people who are just turning 18. If you’re the Florida Bar, you launch a hashtag, a website, and an app. The post Florida Bar Association Gives Young Adults a Legal Heads-Up appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2017

To pave the way for stronger entrepreneurship, better coordination, and more networking, Launch Florida is bringing together disparate groups that share a stake in the state’s innovation economy. Launch Florida is creating a way for people to share best practices and other resources. Launch Florida held its first summit in June 2016.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2023

via e-mail) A: Section 720.306(8) of the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act states that members have the right to vote by proxy unless otherwise provided in the governing documents. The post HOA and Condo Proxy Procedures Differ first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. If so, where is this right found?

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 13, 2023

A written request for such an extension must be submitted to the authorizing governmental agency within ninety (90) days after the state of emergency has expired (§ 252.363(1)(b), Florida Statutes). Florida Op.Atty.Gen., 2012-13, April 25, 2012. On Se ptember 23, 2022, the Governor issued Executive Order No.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

Below I’ve compiled three great examples of nonprofit organizations in South Florida fundraising successfully amid COVID-19: 1. Erica holds a BSBA in Marketing from the University of Central Florida. Check in with your supporters (and volunteers), ask how they are doing, provide updates about your organization, etc. Achieve is a.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 23, 2023

Previously we reviewed the bills that directly impact community associations through amendments to the community association’s statutes, including Chapter 718, the Florida Condominium Act and Chapter 720, the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We had a chat with John Herd, the Director of Communications at the PIA of Florida, a 501(c)6 organization that has been with Wild Apricot since November 2009. John left us a great review about our product on LinkedIn, so we decided to see what other insights he had to share.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pursuant to Section 720.303(2)(e), Florida Statutes, homeowners’ association boards are required to consider the desirability of preserving the community covenants each year at the first board meeting following the organizational meeting. The post Keeping Your HOA’s Covenants Alive first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What does a Homeowners Association, under Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, need to bear in mind when evaluating architectural modification requests from its members? The post Navigating the Complex World of HOA Architectural Control first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. In the case, Young v.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 16, 2023

In our last column, we were reviewing the changes to Chapter 720, Florida Statutes in HB 919, the Homeowners’ Association Bill of Rights. The post 2023 Legislative Review Part 3 first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Condominiums are primarily governed by Florida Statutes, the condominium’s governing documents (declaration, by-laws, articles of incorporation), and their rules and regulations. Some Florida courts have even opined that “unreasonable” restrictions in a declaration may be enforced, so long as they are not “arbitrary” or “capricious.”

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As a starting place, Florida law has long provided that fraud, criminal activity, self-dealing, and unjust enrichment are examples of breaches of the fiduciary relationship. The post Fiduciary Relationship and the Business Judgment Rule first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

As Hurricane Idalia heads for Florida’s Gulf Coast, some property owners, developers, construction industry professionals, and other building permit- and authorization-holders may be eligible for extensions to preserve their development and construction rights.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Included in the changes are new provisions in Sections 720.305(2)(b) and (d) of the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act, which contain new procedures which must be followed to fine and/or suspend common area use rights. The post New HOA Fining Law Take Effect October 1 first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Florida Statutes provide boards with broad emergency powers in response to damage, injury or public contagion caused by or anticipated in connection with an emergency for which “a state of emergency” is declared. The post Association Emergency Powers first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Chapter 617, Florida Statutes, provides that one of the powers of a not-for-profit corporation in the State of Florida is the power to borrow money. The post Borrowing Money first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. Your governing documents.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 20, 2016

Department of Veterans Affairs is behind on payments to Florida hospitals, according to estimates by the Florida Hospital Association reported by Healthcare Finance. The website gathers information from a variety of resources , including: Discharge data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Florida Gov.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The following year, the Florida legislature enacted Florida Statute Section 767.14, which prohibited local governments from adopting breed specific dog laws. Earlier this year, SB942 successfully approved elimination of the provision in Florida Statute Section 767.14 This will no longer be possible.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

In Community Associations, even if you are a “no pet” community, the Fair Housing Acts (both the Florida and federal acts) codify and prohibit discrimination in housing against persons with a disability or disability-related need for an emotional support animal. The post No Pets In Publix first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

A written request for such an extension must be submitted to the authorizing governmental agency within ninety (90) days after the state of emergency has expired (§ 252.363(1)(b), Florida Statutes). Florida Op.Atty.Gen., 2012-13, April 25, 2012. On November 7, 2022, the Governor issued Executive Order No.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Section 718.112, Florida Statutes, provides in relevant part, “For purposes of this paragraph, the term “candidate” means an eligible person who has timely submitted the written notice, of his or her intention to become a candidate.” first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. The answer: it depends.

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Ungrated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Florida Resources. Florida Division of Emergency Management Emergency Service Request. Florida Disaster Page. Seminole Tribe of Florida Disaster Page. Florida’s Emergency Information for Hurricane Ian. Florida’s Disability Disaster Information. State & Local Resources. >>Review

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Top Tips From Wildlife Expert and Trapper Todd Hardwick first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. Donna and Todd explore the difficulties of dealing with different types of wildlife in residential communities and the potential liability issues that arise should boards take no steps to intervene.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

via e-mail) The post New HOA Law Addresses Storage first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. It seems someone may have misunderstood or misinterpreted one of changes made. Can you please shed some light on this?

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Associations Now

JULY 15, 2016

Police in Florida have had enough of sexual assaults. The Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association launched a two-pronged campaign called Consent Florida earlier this month to tackle the problem. Florida, of course, is home to several major colleges, and sexual assault on campus has become a high-profile issue in recent years.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Seattle, Washington Let’s say these all sound appealing, but you want to get a bit more granular. The answers might shift a little bit with this input: San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Las Vegas, Nevada You can dig into your data to find out more specifics. The results?

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The post Show Me the Money: Investment Strategies with Michael Coady and Kenny Polcari of Slatestone Wealth first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The post Voting Requirements After Merger Questioned first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. The master association declaration and bylaws both require a majority vote to amend those documents.

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Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

AUGUST 6, 2023

via e-mail) The post Insurance Proceeds Should Be Bonded first appeared on Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog. Why would we need higher limits on our fidelity bond?

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