A Virginia lawyer's compilation of articles about legal issues involving condominiums, HOAs, timeshares and cooperatives.

 - A Virginia lawyer's compilation of articles about legal issues involving condominiums, HOAs, timeshares and cooperatives.

Florida – Mortgage lenders should be better neighbors

Mortgage lenders should be better neighborsPANAMA CITYUnfortunately, banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still contributing significantly to the continued decline of housing prices through the ongoing deterioration of our neighborhoods and homeowners’ association communities. Anyone can drive down a street in a neighborhood of single-family homes and observe overgrown lawns, unkempt landscaping, houses in need of paint and repair.

Florida – Year After Year – Association Bills Detrimental to Owners

Year After Year – Association Bills Detrimental to Owners8:22 a.m. EST, January 27, 2012 Year after year we see the same pattern: Florida legislators file community association bills sponsored by lawyer-run lobbyist groups with bill proposals which are badly written, vague and even sometimes riddled with flaws. Concerns from owners’ advocates are laughed away or even pooh-poohed!

Florida – Condo’s statutory version of the Florida Sunshine Law

Condo’s statutory version of the Florida Sunshine Law – Condos and HOAs – Sun-SentinelOn January 20, 2012, I posted an article on the notice requirements for board and committee meetings for homeowners associations, by parsing the statute into somewhat simpler components. The requirements for condos are similar to HOAs, but not identical. As I previously stated, Florida’s Sunshine Law does not apply to community associations.