Joe Adams
Audience Editor at Daily Mail
Audience Editor @MailOnline. Formerly @SPORTbible @SunSport.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Joe Adams
Q: What is the difference between a condominium association, a homeowners’ association, and a cooperative association? (G.W., via e-mail)A: Good question. You often see references to “the HOA” in social media and elsewhere. These references are often intended to apply to all of mandatory membership housing entities, but legally they are quite different. Condominium associations are governed by Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes, known as the Florida Condominium Act.
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1 week ago |
naplesnews.com | Joe Adams
Condominium associations, governed by Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes, involve ownership of individual units and shared common elements. Cooperatives, under Chapter 719, entail ownership shares in a corporation that holds title to the entire property, with residents having lease agreements for their units.
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2 weeks ago |
naplesnews.com | Joe Adams
Florida law requires HOA board meetings to be accessible in person for homeowners. HOAs can allow owners to use common facilities for private functions if the rules are reasonable and non-discriminatory. Gated communities must allow access to process servers. Q: When a homeowners’ association holds an open board meeting, do they have the right to restrict that meeting to virtual attendance by homeowners, or should the meeting be open to homeowners to attend in person as well?
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Joe Adams
Q: My condominium association recently hired a security service to post guards at our gated community’s entrance and patrol the grounds. The board’s goal in hiring them was to address owners’ concerns about the rising number of crimes in our area and to reduce the likelihood of crimes happening in our community by having a constant security presence.
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1 month ago |
naplesnews.com | Joe Adams
Florida law grants condo boards wide discretion in managing association affairs, provided their actions are reasonable and within their authority. The "material alteration rule" protects owners from unauthorized spending on substantial additions or alterations to common elements, requiring 75% owner approval or declaration authorization. Owners can challenge budgets exceeding 115% of the previous year's budget by petitioning for an alternate budget.
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