March marks the beginning of Spring and with a new season comes new opportunities. This issue of CUP will help your community association navigate elections and voting, insurance claims, and enforcement fines. Also featured this month are a few of the bills sent to the Governor for action following the 2024 Legislative Session. Don’t miss the full demo of MyCommunitySite.com – a turnkey website solution and document management system specifically created for condos and HOAs. The law specifically provides that Board members have a fiduciary relationship with the owners and requires Board member ..read more

In the early 2000s, employers and established businesses rarely sought out the work of independent contractors. Now decades later this has changed significantly as employers are relying more and more on independent contractors instead of employees. While using independent contractors can have certain benefits, there can also be certain risks especially when it comes to classification. The post The Impact of the New Department of Labor Rule on Worker Classification and Ensuring Proper Classification of Workers first appeared on Becker ..read more

Records requests can become quite daunting when a board of directors is faced with a high volume of demands from unit owners asserting their right of inspection of the association’s official records. Section 718.111(12)(c)(1) of the Florida Condominium Act (“Act”) permits condominium associations to “adopt reasonable rules regarding the frequency, time, location, notice, and manner of record inspections . . . .” The Act, however, stops short of defining the limitations on “frequency” and “time”; two terms that have been the subject of arbitration disputes. The post Addressing Burdensome Record ..read more

Your community association has just received, by certified mail, a letter from a unit owner with several questions about the operation of the Association. What do you do next? First and foremost, you should always ensure that your community association’s legal counsel is promptly notified of such inquiries because receipt alone may trigger time sensitive legal obligations that can expose the association to penalties if the correct steps are not taken. The post So, You Received a Written Inquiry first appeared on Becker ..read more

In today’s world, almost anything you can fathom can be conveniently delivered to your door. Whether it is pet food, medicine, or your next meal, you can have seemingly anything you want delivered without ever leaving the comfort of your condominium unit. But has this convenience become a right? Can a condominium control such deliveries? The post Condominium Rule Restrictions of Door-to-Deliveries: A Right or a Convenience? first appeared on Becker ..read more

“Don’t confuse your Google Search with My Law Degree.” This is a popular saying found on attorney coffee mugs these days, and this sentiment does not seem so farfetched as we live in a world increasingly dependent on autonomy and artificial intelligence (“AI”). It’s rare to see people without their phone glued to their hands, and not so much for one-on-one conversations with others. Phones have become a portal of vast information. People regularly rely on search engines like Google, platforms like “Siri” and even social media outlets for answers, all of which utilize AI algorithms to dictate o ..read more

In the early 2000s, employers and established businesses rarely sought out the work of independent contractors. Now decades later this has changed significantly as employers are relying more and more on independent contractors instead of employees. While using independent contractors can have certain benefits, there can also be certain risks especially when it comes to classification. The post The Impact of the New Department of Labor Rule on Worker Classification and Ensuring Proper Classification of Workers first appeared on Becker ..read more

Records requests can become quite daunting when a board of directors is faced with a high volume of demands from unit owners asserting their right of inspection of the association’s official records. Section 718.111(12)(c)(1) of the Florida Condominium Act (“Act”) permits condominium associations to “adopt reasonable rules regarding the frequency, time, location, notice, and manner of record inspections . . . .” The Act, however, stops short of defining the limitations on “frequency” and “time”; two terms that have been the subject of arbitration disputes. The post Addressing Burdensome Record ..read more

In today’s world, almost anything you can fathom can be conveniently delivered to your door. Whether it is pet food, medicine, or your next meal, you can have seemingly anything you want delivered without ever leaving the comfort of your condominium unit. But has this convenience become a right? Can a condominium control such deliveries? The post Condominium Rule Restrictions of Door-to-Deliveries: A Right or a Convenience? first appeared on Becker ..read more

The 2024 Legislative Session promises to bring sweeping changes to community association operations throughout Florida. In this issue of CUP, we highlight which bills we are watching, the Corporate Transparency Act, and the possibility of self-insurance. Don’t miss our weekly online legislative briefing with Bryony Swift. Also featured this month is our popular podcast, Take It To The Board. In this week’s episode, host Donna DiMaggio Berger emphasizes the practical policies and protocols your board needs to adopt. Every so often associations will unexpectedly receive notice that a tax deed ha ..read more