How well does board have to advertise openings before appointing new members? Also, what's true cost of collecting fines and ...

Don't like your HOA? You and your neighbors could vote it out of existence under a new bill being considered by the Florida ...

When a once-pleasant neighbor became an overzealous HOA president, one homeowner discovered that sometimes the best defense ...

Question: Our condo board took it upon themselves to rebuild and expand the size of our common tiki hut after a hurricane without a member vote to do so. It was more than 50 percent destroyed. Was ...

Homeowners' associations do plenty of beneficial things. But sometimes they go too far, testing the tension between ...

Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. The firm represents community associations throughout Florida and focuses on ...

Residents at the complex are currently paying a $275 monthly HOA fee, but that fee could go up to a $490 monthly HOA charge if the board ratified its budget during Wednesday night's meeting. Belinda ...

What are the rules regarding how Homeowners Associations go about increasing fees? Is there a cap? Is it legal to do it without membership voting?

Answer: First, I always encourage the tied candidates to agree that one will withdraw or flip a coin to determine the winner.

Florida column explains voting rules for pickleball conversions, HOA & condo authority on alterations, and legal requirements ...

A resident of the Hill Farms resident is giving up her pet chickens after her homeowner's association threatened to fine her, ...