Open forum is not only required by law, but it’s a valuable opportunity for boards to hear from their members.

A: An open forum opportunity is required by Civil Code Section 4925 in all open board meetings and in membership meetings.

The Florida Division of Condominiums gives a Board pretty broad latitude when it comes to making decisions regarding ...

News readers can submit their HOA questions, which are answered by attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross. Email: ...

Florida HOAs unable to fill board vacancies can be placed into receivership by a circuit court judge. Any HOA member can petition the court for receivership if the board lacks a quorum, after ...

HOA Q&A: Is it a 'meeting' if 3 of 7 Board members discuss ideas for the membership? HOA Q&A:What can we do about the high and increasing fees set by our association? Need a break? Play the USA ...

Generally speaking, the election of officers is conducted at the annual meeting. Officers have one-year terms. At the board meeting with the newly elected directors, the nominations can be formal or ...

This small squabble speaks to a much larger issue — the trickle-down effect of cruelty as policy and empathy as weakness.

Each member of the HOA team has a specific role to play, and when everyone stays within their lane the whole community ...

A condominium association has collapsed under a mountain of debt. When a n HOA collapses, the impact on residents is ...

The 2025 legislative session is over. Here is a summary of what bills died, vetoed by the governor or signed into law. For ...

One homeowners association board member went to Reddit for advice about how to protect their residents' right to solar panels when it looked like a board meeting might threaten it. "I, located in ...