Our association has two owners who have had habitual delinquency. Our board hired an attorney, put a lien on the properties and began foreclosure proceedings. ...more

November 15, 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 community of 37 units with a tight budget, so our board members run things ourselves. We received a report of the changes to FS 468 Part VIII, Community Association Managers. The first sentence states, "Changes the threshold for employing a licensed Community Association Manager from 50 units to 10 units." ...more

November 30, 2008

Our board is attempting to be more efficient in disseminating information to members through the newsletter and other forms of communications. The consensus is that electronic messaging is the best way to go, but many members fear their e-mail addresses will then be accessed by disgruntled members, spammers, and solicitors. ...more

November 16, 2008

A member of our board of directors, who is also an officer, is more than a year past due in maintenance payments and assessments. Should this person be allowed to remain on the board? I thought not, and asked for the person to resign, but the request was refused. The other board members are not aware of the serious delinquency because the officer has not told them. ...more

July 24, 2008

We just received a letter from our board of directors telling us it is approving a special assessment to provide for delinquent accounts that are in foreclosure and bankruptcy. Is this legal? ...more

July 3, 2008