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FAN's Featured Blog Post
Upcoming Complimentary HOA and Condo Board Certification Courses
posted by Ashley Dietz Gray, Marketing Director, Campbell Property Management, October 5, 2018
 Do you have questions about community association law? Or, are you a new board member looking to attend an HOA and Condo Board Certification Course? Read More
Industry News and Articles
Keep in mind that some of the articles are directed toward HOAs or condos specifically, but most can be applied to all types of community associations.
A Primer on Budgeting and Reserves
posted by Donna DiMaggio Berger, The Community Association Law Blog, October 2, 2018
Few aspects of condominium and cooperative association operations are as heavily regulated as the budgeting process and yet too many boards take an informal approach to these crucial director functions. Read more
Meet the Director – Pat Brown
posted by Ashley Dietz Gray, Marketing Director, Campbell Property Management, October 1, 2018
 Pat Brown is the President of The Hamptons, a homeowner association of 152 units that is one of the 25 villages of the Aberdeen Property Owners Association (POA) in Boynton Beach, Florida. Read more
Board Culture - What Traits Make a Board Successful?
posted by Mike Odenthal , The Cooperator South Florida, October 2018
The traits that characterize a reliable board member are similar to those that might help a person excel in local government. Vibrant communicators who are equally adept at listening and can forego the impulse to prioritize personal gains make for dream board candidates. Read more
Updated Methods for Preserving Association Governing Documents Under Marketable Record Title Act
posted by Roberto C. Blanch, Florida HOA Lawyer Blog, October 22, 2018
 The Florida Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) requires HOAs to reaffirm and renew their covenants and restrictions 30 years after they were originally recorded in the local county records. Read more
Board Spending Authority Not Unlimited
posted by Joseph Adams, Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog, October 7, 2018
The statutes identifies some particular items that are proper common expenses (such as bulk cable television contracts) but the list in the law itself is by no means exhaustive. The law goes on to state that the declaration of condominium or bylaws may specifically designate specific items as proper common expenses. Read more
How Can Communities Stop Vandalism? - Methods For Preventing Vandalism at Amenities
posted by posted by Brie Peterson, Florida Community Association Professionals, October 2018
 It is discouraging for residents to wake up to and frustrating for property managers to address after arriving at a community—finding furniture thrown in the pool, bubbles overflowing from a hot tub, or graffiti covering the bathroom walls. Read more
Hurricane Michael Insurance Claim Tips for Florida Community Associations
posted by Susan C. Oedss, Florida HOA Lawyer Blog, October 11, 2018
Hurricane Michael caused severe damage to condominiums and HOA communities in the Florida panhandle, and in the aftermath of the storm many of the area’s community associations will be filing property damage claims with their insurers. Read more
Medical Marijuana and Community Association Life - "Thorny Legal Issues" Take Center Stage
posted by David T. Podein, Florida Community Association Professionals, October 2018
 The intersection of Florida’s recent medical marijuana legalization and community association law is complicated. The use of medical marijuana within a community association property involves Florida law. Read more
President Not A Tie-Breaker
posted by Joseph Adams, Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog, October 21, 2018
Both the Florida Condominium Act and the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act provide that when a vacancy on the board of directors occurs before the expiration of the term, the vacancy may be filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors constitute less than a quorum of the board. Read more
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