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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 Association Manager (CAM) does the most good. At Synergistic Community Association Management, we review the governing documents against current statutes and provide the board with an answer before the vote. Florida Homeowners Association (HOA) boards hit this every year. Highlights Under FS 163.04(2), a Florida HOA may not ban solar...
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...
How Does a Florida Community Association Build Next Year’s Budget?
Budget season is where a Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) does the heavy lifting. Your CAM pulls twelve months of actuals, chases vendor renewal numbers, gets the reserve study in front of the board, and drafts the document directors will spend two...
What Does It Actually Mean When a Management Company Says You’ll Have “One Dedicated Point of Contact”?
Every management company works some version of "dedicated point of contact" into the sales pitch. Whether it means anything depends on who the company is actually staffed with. At Synergistic Community Association Management, that means one local Community Association...
How Often Does Florida Law Require a Reserve Study, and What Happens If a Board Skips One?
A Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) is often the person who catches a reserve gap months before a board does, because tracking funding schedules against statutory deadlines is part of the job. At Synergistic Community Association Management, that oversight...
Why Local Matters: What a Local Community Association Manager Brings That a National Firm Can’t
Synergistic Community Association Management assigns a Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) who actually lives in Florida to every community it serves, and that local presence is what separates a firm like ours from a national call center. A local CAM knows...
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