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What Does an Inaccurate Estoppel Certificate Cost a Florida HOA?
An inaccurate estoppel certificate can cost a Florida Homeowners Association (HOA) every dollar the certificate left out. Once a buyer or lender relies on it in good faith, the association loses the right to collect the missing amount from them. The Licensed Community Association Manager (LCAM) is the person who pulls the owner’s ledger, checks it against the current Association documents and policies, and gets the certificate out the door on time. Highlights An estoppel certificate is the association’s signed statement of what a parcel owner owes and whether open violations or transfer...
Florida HOA Records Requests: What Your Board Must Produce in 10 Business Days
A Florida HOA records request lands on the Community Association Manager's (CAM) desk before the board hears about it. The CAM logs the request and pulls the file, then reads every page for material the law keeps closed, the step...
Why Do Florida HOA Exterior Inspections Matter?
Buying a home in a Florida Homeowners Association (HOA) involves signing paperwork acknowledging the governing documents. That signature doesn't mean anyone read them. Owners who did read them may still miss that a "maintained appearance" standard can mean a lawn kept...
HOA Developer Turnover in Florida: Should Your New Board Self-Manage or Hire a Management Company?
A Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) reads the turnover package line by line, checks the reserve balance against the reserve study, confirms the landscaping contract you inherited is signed paper rather than a handshake, and gets notices out on their...
Solar Panels, Clotheslines, and Florida-Friendly Landscaping: What a Florida HOA Cannot Prohibit
A request lands in the board packet for rooftop solar or a low-water front yard, and somebody moves to deny it. What a Florida HOA cannot prohibit is set by statute, and the declaration will not tell you where those lines fall. That is where a Licensed Community...
EV Chargers, Hurricane Shutters, and Solar: What a Florida Condominium Association Cannot Prohibit
A unit owner asks to put a charging station in her parking space. The board's instinct is that anything touching the common elements needs a 75 percent vote, and it holds often enough that boards stop checking. What a Florida condominium association cannot prohibit...
How Florida HOA and COA Boards Fine a Homeowner Without Getting the Fine Thrown Out
When a Florida board votes to fine a homeowner, the Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) is the reason that fine holds up if the owner pushes back. The board decides enforcement is warranted. The CAM documents the violation, calendars the deadlines, seats a...
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HOA Developer Turnover in Florida: Should Your New Board Self-Manage or Hire a Management Company?
Solar Panels, Clotheslines, and Florida-Friendly Landscaping: What a Florida HOA Cannot Prohibit
EV Chargers, Hurricane Shutters, and Solar: What a Florida Condominium Association Cannot Prohibit
How Florida HOA and COA Boards Fine a Homeowner Without Getting the Fine Thrown Out
How Does a Florida Community Association Build Next Year’s Budget?
What Does It Actually Mean When a Management Company Says You’ll Have “One Dedicated Point of Contact”?
How Often Does Florida Law Require a Reserve Study, and What Happens If a Board Skips One?
Why Local Matters: What a Local Community Association Manager Brings That a National Firm Can’t
