Editorial Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times Writen by Skip O’Rourke March 24, 2015 The best hope for condominium owners being forced out of their homes as their buildings are converted to apartments is a legislative fix. Two similar bills …
ENFORCING RULES AND IMPOSING FINES IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Bakalar & Associates, PA By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. Florida law allows both homeowner and condominium associations to imposing fines against members, tenants, guests and invitees who violate the community’s declaration, articles …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Susan Taylor Martin Published March 18, 2015 TAMPA — For Doreen Rosselli, Carrollwood’s Grande Oasis condominium has provided a lushly landscaped refuge from the cacophony of urban life. For Silviya Gregory, a …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Dan DeWitt Published March 20, 2015 The winners of the Great Sinkhole Lottery could be in line to win again. And this round of payouts would be, at least in part, on …
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A Brief Review of Florida House of Representatives Bill 611 (HB611) by Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. Bakalar & Associates, PA Florida House of Representatives Bill 611 (HB611) was filed on 2/5/15 and is a proposed act relating to residential properties; …
House Bill 1263 (HB1263) By Ronald Kaniuk, Esq. Bakalar & Associates, PA With the opening of the Florida Legislature’s 60-day lawmaking session, State Represenative Mike LaRosa has introduced HB 1263, which is a companion bill to SB 1308 introduced by …
Senate Bill 1308 by Ronald Kaniuk, Esq. Bakalar & Associates, PA It has often been said that “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” With that in mind, we note that tomorrow (March 3) is …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Mary Shanklin Published February 28, 2015 WINTER SPRINGS — Shirley Lofgren, 85, is being forced to sell the sun-filled, waterfront condo she and her husband bought nine years ago for less than a …
Article and Video Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Amy Shipley Published February 24, 2015 State regulators ordered a Hallandale Beach condo president to resign immediately after learning he was a convicted felon. Robert Picerno refused. When a state investigator …