Recently on March 28, 2018, the governor signed House Bill 841 amending Sections 718 and 720 of the Florida Statutes concerning condominiums and HOAs. Some notable changes: HOA: Members of the Board may use e-mail as a means of ...
Under 718 (condos) and 720 (HOAs), owners have the right to view the official records of the association. This then leads to the question of what exactly encompasses the “official records.” In the arbitration case of ...
Typically after a foreclosure sale, if the lender retakes title which happens in many cases, its liability to the HOA for the former owner’s assessments are limited to the lesser of 1% of the original mortgage amount or 12 months ...
All Florida residents recovering from hurricane Irma should immediately begin getting their claims in for damage to their properties. With the extent of the damage across the state, claims could take longer than average to process and ...
Some new revisions to the Florida condo laws, contained in Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes, have become effective as of July 1, 2017. A few of the notable changes are: 718.111(12)(c)(1) – A unit renter has a right to inspect and ...
An estoppel certificate provides an overview of the assessments and fees that a seller may owe to their HOA/condo association to date and is provided by the association when a property is being sold. Prior to these new laws, Florida ...
Florida lawmakers passed a bill this week placing oversight on condo boards that imposes criminal penalties for some board violations. This bill was drafted upon recommendations of a Miami-Dade grand jury and Florida’s DBPR after ...
Plain English Summary: A bank files a “lis pendens” or a notice with the court and is recorded with the county (such as with deeds) which is notice to the public that there is a pending lawsuit involving the real ...
Recently, the 3rd District Court of Appeal (“3rd DCA”) rules against a homeowner’s association (HOA) seeking costs and attorney’s fees in addition to the statutory amounts it received after a foreclosure. ...
A condominium association prohibited all pets; except for birds and fish. A tenant in the building owned a dog and the association filed a lawsuit to have the dog removed. The tenant raised the affirmative defense of ...