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1200 Park Central Blvd. S., Pompano Bch, FL 33064
9121 N. Military Trail, Ste. 200, Palm Bch Gdns, FL 33410
855 E SR 434., Suite 2209, Winter Springs (Orlando area), FL 32708
1211 N. Westshore Blvd., Ste. 409, Tampa, FL 33607
Offices in Miami-Dade (by appointment)
Reach any office: 800.974.0680
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This South Florida edition features attorney Robert L. Kaye (Pompano Beach location).Â
Live on the first Thursday of each month, from 5:00pm to 5:50pm Eastern.Â
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An HOA board in Florida says they just received confirmation from their county that the entire storm drain system in their community is the responsibility of the HOA. This includes all underground pipes and the ponds. And the county says the storm drain system should have regular inspections for blockages and other potential issues.
This board says they have no knowledge that their HOA has ever been inspected in its 25-year life span.
Yikes! The bad news for those of you reading this and thanking your lucky stars this isn’t your community? This isn’t all that unusual. All of our experts have examples of condos and HOAs learning well after the fact that they’re supposed to be maintaining and repairing something they all along thought was somebody else’s job.
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This is way more common than you might expect. In Florida, where this board learned of its new responsibilities, this doesn’t come as a surprise to Lisa Magill, CCAL, of counsel based in Pompano Beach, Fla., Kaye, Bender & Rembaum, who represents about 80 condos and HOAs throughout Florida. Finish the story here…
An HOAleader.com reader says their board passed a mistake-filled budget, over their objections, and didn’t provide proper notice for the meeting at which they did that.
In this week’s tip, we figure out whether this is the hill this owner should die on.
According to our reader: “Our Florida condo association board along with the community association manager generated the 2026 proposed budget increasing our dues by $20 per month.
I reviewed the budget in detail and found errors on several line items that would reduce the increase in dues down to at least $2 per month instead of $20. I emailed the board and the CAM three times with detailed spreadsheets supporting my numbers. I heard nothing from the board over the following three weeks. Read full article…
This Central Florida edition features attorney Alan Schwartzseid (Central Florida).
Live on the last Thursday of each month, from 5:00pm to 5:50pm Eastern.Â
This edition features attorney Kerstin Henze (Tampa, FL location).Â
The Tampa area edition takes place Live on the last Tuesday of each month, from 5:00pm to 5:50pm Eastern.Â
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Contribution in this article by Lisa A. Magill, Esq. BCS (Kaye Bender Rembaum, P.L.) | from HOALeader.com
An HOAleader.com reader asks: “We’re a Minnesota HOA in our third year. Our board elections are next week, and I’m running for an open seat. Our property management company has sent two emails to homeowners ‘strongly encouraging’ homeowners to send their proxies to the property manager to ensure a quorum. Of the 67 homes, last year 45 were represented at the annual meeting, so a 10 percent quorum of 67 isn’t much of a concern this year.
Here’s the text of what the property manager sent today: ‘This is a reminder that the 2025 Annual Meeting is quickly approaching on 11/5/2025 at 6:30 PM. If you are unable to attend, please fill out the attached proxy to (email address was in this place) (please include proxy in the subject line) or by one of the other options listed at the bottom of the proxy. If you have already returned your proxy, thank you for participating in your annual meeting! We strongly urge homeowners to send in their proxy, as this helps the association meet the required quorum.‘
Candidates aren’t announced until homeowners arrive at the annual meeting. Therefore, when a homeowner submits a proxy, there isn’t a way for them to know who’s running. Our governing documents are silent on how proxies are handled.
Read the rest, including contributions by Lisa A. Magill, Esq. BCS…
*Read Before Viewing* | This recorded video WILL NOT satisfy Florida state certification requirements for Board Members, NOR will this recorded version offer CEUs for CAMS or Board Members. It is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered as legal advice. Should you have any questions, contact your association counsel.