The Board of Directors should focus on the Wants & Needs of their Association and not the every day business and administration operation. If the Association has eighteen (18) or more units, then the Association should hire a professional property... 

  For the State of Florida there are two (2) mandatory meetings required for both Condominium and Homeowner Associations. The Annual Meeting and the Annual Budget Meeting. Once a year the Members shall hold an Annual Member’ Meeting. And once a year... 

Excessive budgets hurts everybody, including myself. The biggest expense for Community Associations is by far insurance premiums. The State of Florida (Charlie Chris) really should allow for some windstorm and flood insurance relief for us Florida Floridians.  If... 

  Our Neighbor’s from down stairs had the Shrubs Removed and Built a Patio. The other day while inspecting a two story condominium buildings, I noticed something out of place. Some of the front porches had been remodeled. The former landscape, yellow... 

  Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the assignee would have the right to attend meetings by submission of application to the Association for approval. Upon Board’s approval, the assignee would gain the right to attend Association meetings. This... 

The Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers is created within the department and consists of seven members appointed by the Governor (Charlie Crist) and confirmed by the Senate. Five members of the council are licensed community association... 

Sometimes developers cut off initial reserves to lower quarterly maintenance fees. One way to lower quarterly maintenance is to cut out reserves from the annual budget. Developers will use this strategy to sell homes. Advertisers use low quarterly maintenance...