Surfside Bill: structural integrity reserve study
The 2022 legislation reshaped reserve study and milestone-inspection requirements for condominium associations statewide. What it requires, when it kicks in, and how to budget for it.
Resources for boards, owners, and residents
Helpful information.
Guidance for condominium boards, HOA boards, condo owners, and HOA members. Practical, current, and free of the marketing veneer that fills most association content. If a topic should be here and isn't, tell us.
Legislative & emergency updates
What boards need to know right now.
Current developments in Florida community-association law and emergency guidance that affects condo and HOA operations.
Emergency powers for boards
How boards can lawfully exercise emergency powers during hurricanes, public-health emergencies, and other declared events without exposing the association.
Hurricane preparation for associations
A practical checklist: shut-offs, common-area securing, vendor activation, communication tree, and post-storm documentation for insurance claims.
Governance & operations
How a well-run association actually runs.
The operational discipline most boards aren't taught: meetings, finances, vendor management, and the quiet work that prevents loud problems.
Annual meeting & elections
What the annual meeting is for, what it isn't, and the difference between the annual meeting and a regular board meeting.
Reading association financial statements
What to look at, what to flag, and the questions a board member should be able to answer about their own ledger.
Building a budget that works
How to build an operating and reserve budget that holds up to owner scrutiny and matches what the building actually needs.
Parliamentary procedure for boards
Robert's Rules without the theatrics: the parts that matter for keeping a meeting on track and decisions defensible.
Competitive bidding for contractors
Why competitive bidding is required for projects over statutory thresholds, and how to structure a process owners will trust.
Violations: it's nothing personal
How to issue notices of violation in a way that holds up legally and doesn't create a feud between board and owner.
Electronic voting
The legal framework for adopting electronic voting in a Florida association, plus the practical pitfalls to plan around.
Board member education
Florida's board-member certification requirement, who needs it, and how to get it done.
Owner & resident resources
For owners and residents.
Practical guidance that helps owners get more out of association living, and helps boards by reducing common questions.
Seasonal departure checklist
For snowbirds and seasonal owners: shut-offs, mail, alarm settings, and the small things that prevent a return to a flooded unit.
Pool safety
A community pool is the highest-liability common area in most buildings. What owners and boards should know about safety, signage, and rules.
Holiday-season crime prevention
Practical steps that materially reduce risk during high-travel periods, for owners and the association alike.
Why every condo owner needs their own insurance
The gap between the association's master policy and what HO-6 covers. The conversation every owner should have with their agent.
External references
Where the source documents live.
Direct links to the state agencies and reference sources we cite most often.
Florida Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes
The state regulator for Florida community associations. Statutes, rules, complaint forms, and education.
Florida Division of Corporations
Filing, annual reports, and registered agent records for Florida associations.
FloodSmart.gov
FEMA's flood insurance resource. Useful for boards confirming flood-zone status and for owners comparing policy options.
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