Nightmare on Foreclosure Street
By
Darlys Walker
Published
October 23, 2013
It
is not a secret that foreclosures are at an all time high or
that Florida leads the nation in the number of foreclosures. Nor
is it a secret that there have been...
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ASSOCIATIONS
AND NEW MANAGERS BETTER BE CAREFUL WITH COLLECTIONS
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
October 21, 2013
A decision of the 4th District Court of Appeals in Yang v. Sebastian Lakes Condominium Association, Inc. was recently handed down, and associations
...
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IS
FORECLOSURE FOR UNPAID DUES THE PANACEA FOR ASSOCIATIONS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
October 18, 2013
I
have to answer this question with a resounding “NO!”
Many association board members who listened to the advice of
their association attorneys and ...
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Pay
or Face Foreclosure
By
Darlys Walker
Published
October 16, 2013
According
to USA Today; “One in five U.S.
Homeowners are subject to the will of the homeowners'
association, whose boards oversee 24.4 million homes...
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SOMETHING
TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE DEMANDING ASSESSMENTS
FROM THE FORECLOSING BANK
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
October14, 2013
Foreclosures still dominate in many community associations
across the state. As
a result, frustration among Boards of Directors and residents
continue to mount,...
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THEFT IS THEFT – BE IT TRASHCANS OR OTHER PRIVATE
PROPERTY!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
October 11, 2013
The
trash can caper in a HOA in
Kissimmee
[Kissimmee
HOA walks off with residents' trash bins]
is just the latest report about HOA boards going wild. I ...
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Are
Boards Going Too Far?
By
Darlys Walker
Published
October 9, 2013
Removing
someone’s property may be going too far, but what do the
bylaws state? Maybe a “fine” would be more appropriate.
I’m reminded of an incident ...
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ONE BOARD'S
OBSESSION WITH
GARBAGE CANS
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
October 7, 2013
Let's
do the blog a little differently this week.
Before reading on, click here and watch this report and
then come back:
Kissimmee HOA walks off with residents' trash bins
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IT’S
TIME TO REGISTER YOUR HOA
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
October 4, 2013
The
DBPR officially published this week the webpage that will enable
community association managers and/or board members in
self-managed associations to ...
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Baby Steps for HOA’s
By
Darlys Walker
Published
October 2, 2013
As
the saying goes, “Times, they are a changing” and for
HOA’s it is a move in the right direction.
It’s true that many
Americans feel the Government is far too...
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HOA'S
----- IT'S TIME TO SIGN UP
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 30, 2013
As
many of you know, the State of
Florida
has no idea how many HOA’s there are, or where they are
located. In effect,
HOA's have largely been out of sight ...
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HORRIBLE ORDINANCE – REALLY?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
September 27, 2013
When
the Broward County Commission recently passed a new ordinance (2013-29)
– actually an addition to the Broward
County Human Rights ...
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Meeting
of the Minds
By
Darlys Walker
Published
September 25, 2013
I
find it hard to believe, that in the year 2013, an Association
can limit to whom a Homeowner may sell their unit to!!! If
there is a "Meeting of the Minds" ...
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BROWARD'S
NEW ORDINANCE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 23, 2013
I
don't know if any of you heard yet, but a new Florida law has
been passed that says: 1. Public schools are no longer under an
obligation to accept your children...
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