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The Board Brief
Who Royale is, the four complaints that send boards looking for a new manager, the six duties Florida law now puts on condominium boards, and how a change of manager runs in sixty days.
PDF · 12 pages
Free guides for Florida condo and HOA boards
The board library.
Plain-language guides on budgets, reserves, inspections, records websites and choosing a manager. Written by the Fort Lauderdale firm that has kept association books since 1984. Free to download, no sign-up needed.
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Choosing a manager
How to Choose an HOA Management Company in Florida
What to ask for in a proposal, how to check a manager's state license, and how to compare quotes line by line.
PDF · 38 pages
Money
The 2027 Budget Guide for Florida Boards
Before your board adopts next year's budget: the reserve rules that changed after 2022, and the lines to check twice.
PDF · 33 pages
Money
How to Read Your HOA's Monthly Financial Report
What each report in the monthly package shows, what to check, and what to ask. One complete sample package, from the balance sheet to the bank reconciliation.
PDF · 36 pages
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Florida guides for 2027, coming this fall.
Every law these guides cite is checked before release. Each one appears on this page the day it is ready.
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Royale
The Board LibraryFlorida Edition
Deadlines
The 2027 Compliance Calendar
Every Florida condo deadline, on one page
2027 EditionFree for boardsNo. 03
2027 Florida Condo Compliance Calendar
Every date a Florida condo board has to hit in 2027, on one page: inspections, reserve studies, budget notices, state filings and the records website.
Coming soon
Royale
The Board LibraryFlorida Edition
Deadlines
The Records Website
What must be online, and how to check yours
2027 EditionFree for boardsNo. 04
Records Website Checklist
Florida condos with 25 or more units must post their official records online. What has to be there, and how to check your site in ten minutes.
Coming soon
Royale
The Board LibraryFlorida Edition
Choosing a manager
Ten Questions
To ask before you renew your management contract
2027 EditionFree for boardsNo. 07
Ten Questions to Ask Before Renewing Your Management Contract
Use it at renewal time, with us or with anyone. If your manager cannot answer these, your board should know why.
Coming soon
Royale
The Board LibraryFlorida Edition
Choosing a manager
Self-Managed, at Risk?
Where volunteer boards get exposed, and what to hand off
2027 EditionFree for boardsNo. 08
Self-Managed Association Risk Checklist
For boards that run the building themselves: where volunteer boards most often get exposed, and which pieces to hand off first.
Coming soon
Royale
The Board LibraryFlorida Edition
Beyond management
Beyond Management
Accounting, taxes, insurance, loans, projects and websites
2027 EditionFree for boardsNo. 09
Services Beyond Management
Accounting only, tax returns, insurance, loans, capital projects and association websites. Use one service, or all of them.
Coming soon
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