Community Association Shareholder Donna DiMaggio Berger will deliver the keynote presentation on mindful management at Mutual of Omaha's 10th Annual Leadership Summit on March 21st. The Summit is the premier event in community management, offering a unique opportunity to interact and network with peers while...
Security concerns are always at or near the top of the list of priorities in shared ownership communities. With personal home technology evolving at a dizzying pace, many homeowners are considering the installation of video doorbells such as those offered by Ring or Nest. However,...
Over the years, I have heard from many clients decrying owners who harass or verbally abuse the board, staff, vendors, or other residents. Sometimes boards can tune out the rantings of the resident dissident but when does violence become foreseeable? We can never have an...
Broward is one of two Florida counties (Miami-Dade is the other) which requires multifamily buildings that are larger than 3,500 square feet (in the case of Miami-Dade it is buildings in excess of 2,000 square feet) and are forty years old or older to be...
Naturally there is the sense that incumbent board members have access to emails and other information that might not be readily available to other candidates particularly if those email addresses were not provided in conjunction with a consent to receiving notices electronically. Letters, candidate information...
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. From Section 718.504, which lists the required operating expense categories, to Section 718.112, which delineates the...
In 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a condominium owner could place election signs on his front door and side window of his townhome over the objections of his association. Wasim Khan, an oncologist who was a Democratic candidate for the Morris County Board...
Florida condominiums, cooperatives and, to a lesser degree, homeowners' associations are subject to the imposition of fines and penalties by the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes ("Division") for a variety of mistakes and missteps. The Division plans to pass sweeping changes to...
With the midterm elections right around the corner in what can only be described as a politically charged environment, what would you say if a member of your condominium association wanted to invite a political candidate to speak in your community? Would your answer change...
Florida’s 2019 60-day Legislative Session will begin on March 5, 2019 and is expected to end on May 3, 2019. The Florida Fire Protection Code, Section 31.3.5.12 of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 requires existing (pre-1992) “high-rise” buildings which are not otherwise exempt to...
