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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 comes from Chapter 718, and the declaration does not get a vote. Reading that line is Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) work. At Synergistic Community Association Management, we do that reading for the Condominium Owners Association (COA) boards we serve throughout Florida. Highlights Under FS 718.113(8)(a), a Florida...
When Is It Time to Change Your Florida HOA or COA Management Company?
A Licensed Community Association Manager (LCAM) handles the daily work that keeps a community running. The board sets policy. The community manager enforces those rules, sends statutory notices on time, keeps vendors on schedule, and answers homeowners' calls. When...
What Questions Should Florida HOA and COA Boards Ask Before Hiring a Community Association Management Company?
A community association management company handles the daily operations that a volunteer board cannot reasonably take on alone. Whether the community is a Homeowners Association (HOA) or a Condominium Owners Association (COA), a Licensed Community Association Manager...
Physical Hurricane Prep: What Florida HOA and COA Boards Should Have Done Before Hurricane Season Starts
A Licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) is the person who turns a board’s hurricane plan into actual work on the ground. The board sets policy. The CAM walks the property, schedules vendors, takes photos for insurance, and confirms that every line item went...
Flag Display Rights in Florida HOAs and COAs: What Boards Should Know Before Memorial Day
Flag Display Rights in Florida HOAs and COAs: What Boards Should Know Before Memorial Day Florida boards see the same questions every May. A homeowner wants to put up a flagpole. Another owner asks whether the Marine Corps flag can fly alongside the Stars and Stripes...
5 Things Tampa Bay Homeowners Association (HOA) and Condominium Association Boards (COA) Should Audit Before Hurricane Season Starts
Highlights Atlantic Hurricane Season starts June 1. Audit in April or early May, while there's still time to fix what's broken. Five audits to run: insurance and named-windstorm deductibles, vendor contracts, resident communication, the hurricane plan itself, and...
How Does Open Communication Keep a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) Running Smoothly?
Highlights Treat open HOA communication as an operational discipline, not a soft skill. Florida Statutes (FS) section 720.303 for HOAs and FS 718.111 for condominiums set the Florida floor for records access. Anything less invites a fight the association doesn’t...
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