Q. I have heard that our condo association might now have an obligation to install a handicap lift in our community pool. Is this really the law? A. Your association may have this obligation depending on the ability of the public to access and use your community pool....
ABANDONED PROPERTIES WITH NO FORECLOSURE ACTION – ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Q: The number of delinquent homeowners in our community has decreased through improvements in the housing market and consistent collection efforts through our management and attorneys. However, there are a few properties that remain abandoned and the lenders with...
CAN OUR HOA CANCEL A 10-YEAR AGREEMENT AS RATES ARE “OUT OF MARKET”?
Q: Our HOA wants to cancel a 10-year agreement for bulk television service because the rates are out of market, but our attorney is telling us that we cannot cancel a contract simply because it was signed by a prior board. Are you aware of any grounds that our HOA...
HOA ACCOUNTS IN MIAMI AND WE ARE IN BONITA… IS THIS NORMAL?
Q: The manager of our homeowners association recently received a request from an owner to inspect the association's official records. As a board member, I was troubled to learn that our accounting records are maintained by a bookkeeping firm in Miami. Our community is...
I CANNOT SEE THE BIDS FOR A NEW VENDOR BEFORE A CONTRACT IS SIGNED. REALLY??
Q: Our board is searching for a new landscaper, I have asked to view the bids that they have received and was told I cannot review the new bids until the board votes and signs a contract. Is this true? A: This is not true. In fact, the whole point of the competitive...
SHOULD ROAD MAINTENANCE BE A COMMON EXPENSE FOR ALL RESIDENTS?
Q: In our private gated community, all owners who live in multi-family communities are provided access roads to their driveways, with the exception of three multi-family communities located on one particular street. The owners in those three communities are required...