Condo & HOA News

High-rise condominium owners along the sunny and serene Florida coastlines are facing a costly reality, but prominent developers in the state argue surges in HOA fees and maintenance reserves are necessary to prevent a future tragedy.   Read the article…………………………….

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More than six months after three devastating hurricanes struck Siesta Key, many condominium owners—especially those in ground-floor units—are facing prolonged rebuilding delays, financial losses, and disruptions to their lives.   Read the article…………………………….

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Finding homes that people can afford has been challenging for years. A lack of condos is not helping the situation. Colorado lawmakers want to fix the issue with a new bill this year.  Read the article…………………………….

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Residents continue to evacuate Dockside Condominiums Thursday due to structural concerns, per its association request on Feb. 26.  The Dockside Association Board received a letter from WJE, an engineering firm they hired, to assess the load capacity of the floors. The firm deemed the building unsafe for occupancy, and the building’s board of directors informed […]

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Q: There is concern for the high, and what we think is unreasonable, fees by our HOA. For example, the annual fees in 2023 that cover insurance and property care went from $ 2,750 to a $10,744 to cover 2024 and partial payment of 2025. It’s of big concern because most of us are seniors […]

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Firefighters responded to a fire at the Kings Lynn Condos Friday afternoon.  Officials said the fire happened in a unit on the fifth floor.  First responders pumped water into the unit through the balcony doors.   Read the article…………………………….

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Q: The board at our homeowners association (HOA) on Long Island has decided unilaterally to take out a seven-figure loan to revamp the recreational facilities. To repay it, the board is diverting our annual assessments away from their intended purpose of funding reserves. Our governing documents do not require the board to seek approval before […]

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A zoning change to limit redevelopment of two of the oldest golf courses on Waccamaw Neck is moving forward while Georgetown County rewrites its ordinances.  That is likely to require creating a new zoning district, even though officials say the 32 districts contained in the current ordinance are too many.   Read the article…………………………….

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Homeowners from several communities are wondering what’s next for them after their property manager was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeowner’s association at another community where he worked.  NBC6 was first to report on the arrest of Michael Curtis of BDM Property Management earlier this month. The news sent shockwaves […]

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More than 12,000 condominium buildings in Florida are subject to new regulations put in place after the collapse of a Surfside building in 2021. They were supposed to be inspected by the end of last year for any structural problems. Fewer than 40% have disclosed the results of their inspections.    Read the article…………………………….

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City officials made it clear the grants are designed for Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and informal neighborhood groups.  While HOAs already function as legal entities, informal neighborhoods must form a five-member team of nonfamily residents willing to oversee the project.    Read the article…………………………….

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Some homeowners in Rock Hill, South Carolina are frustrated over what they say has been a years-long fight against property defects in the Riverwalk community that have yet to be fixed.  They say they’ve made complaints to the builder – who’s also the property owner. They also say they’ve made multiple complaints to the city […]

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Florida ended January with 172,209 homes for sale—the highest inventory of any month on record, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s up 22.7% from a year earlier.  Inventory is a measure of the number of homes for sale on the last day of the month. Redfin’s records […]

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Charleston officials on Thursday released a fact sheet about the Dockside Condominiums with information they compiled about the property, the history of the discovery of structural issues, and more. This comes after the city asked residents of the downtown tower to evacuate the building by 5 p.m. Friday, after city officials said their engineering firm […]

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Floridians who live in an older condo are probably aware that the Florida Surfside condo collapse of 2021 led to increased requirements for some condo associations. Examples of these requirements are licensed inspections, reporting, and reserve funds. Because these requirements can be costly and some associations do not have extensive reserves, not all associations were […]

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When an arctic vortex sent temperatures plummeting across Ocean City overnight, property manager Kelly Quinn suddenly had to deal with a dozen condo units flooded out at an uptown condo building because the pipes froze and burst.  After dealing with the fire department, she had to break the bad news to the owners – and […]

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Rumors about President Donald Trump planning to sign an executive order to ban Homeowner Associations surfaced on social media this week. A TikTok user first made the claim on February 17, saying the president ‘has done us a big favor ‘after he’ signed an executive order to ban HOAs’. However, the White House has not […]

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The owners of 72 units at Villa Del Sol, a condominium association in Jensen Beach, will have to decide whether to sell the property or repair three, structurally deficient condominium buildings.  People haven’t been able to live in their beachside property for six months after a third party inspection found issues with the foundation at […]

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Changes to add teeth to Florida’s laws against fraud, theft and abuse in community associations were enacted in 2017 and last year in response to numerous cases that made headlines throughout the state. Prior to the 2017 legislative changes, such cases were not receiving the attention they deserved from law enforcement, which would often defer […]

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A country club groundskeeper is accused of using the community association’s commercial account to fraudulently purchase e-gift cards, Palos Heights police said. Christopher Mashburn, 44, of Sauk Village, is facing a felony count of online theft by deception.   Read the article…………………………….

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