Would you please clarify the legality of compensation for the board of directors of a condominium association? ...more

December 13, 2009

After three years of having no truly safe way to cross U.S. 301 in golf carts to get to Wal-Mart, Sun City Center area residents have help on the way. ...more

November 11, 2009

77 years old. The owners on the floor above me installed a washing machine from which suds and water come into my apartment through the wastewater drains. I reported the problem to the manager but nothing has been done to correct the problem. We have laundry rooms in the building but, of course, people prefer to have their own machines. ...more

March 29, 2009

We are a small condominium association with an on-site manager who does an outstanding job. Some of the owners are here only during the winter months. The question is, do homeowners have the authority to tell the manager that they are the employer and the manager is the employee? ...more

March 1, 2009

Is it true that a condominium association that has filed a lien against a unit owner for unpaid maintenance fees can expect to recoup only six months' arrearages if a bank forecloses on the unit? ...more

February 22, 2009

Residents of the Charlotte Square Condominiums are angry and concerned after learning that hundreds of thousands of dollars from several of the condominium association's accounts have reportedly turned up missing. ...more

September 18, 2008

State Farm Florida will give $120 million back to current and former hurricane policyholders who didn't receive or weren't told they could get a discount for making their homes more resistant to wind damage. ...more

September 10, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — State Farm Florida will give $120 million back to current and former hurricane policyholders who didn't receive or weren't told they could get a discount for making their homes more resistant to wind damage. ...more

September 9, 2008

The former property manager of a St. Petersburg condominium complex turned himself in to police today to face charges that include transferring $250,000 to his account and using it as a down payment for a $2.6 million home in Tampa. ...more

August 11, 2008

When building a new home, most general contractors will subcontract much of the work to be performed. Plumbers, electricians, masons, landscapers, roofers and other subcontractors are brought in to perform much of the actual work. The purchaser of the home enters into a contract with the builder or general contractor but seldom has a contract with the various subcontractors although in some instances the homeowner may receive a warranty. ...more

July 18, 2008