HOA Policy Enforcement for a Happy and Harmonious Community

Article Courtesy of  VENDORSMART Published February 19, 2021 A community meeting with people grasping hands in a team effort How can your board enforce your policies for the good of your HOA or condo association? As a condo or HOA …

Avoid violating these 9 homeowners association rules that could cost you

Article Courtesy of  Bankrate    By Jennifer Bradley Franklin Published January 31, 2021 When you’re on the hunt for a new place, you might find that some homes are in a community with a homeowners association, or HOA. Some think of …

Pitfalls for Community Associations When an Owner Files Bankruptcy

Article Courtesy of The Daily Business Review By Zach Shelomith Published July 22, 2019 Last year, over 750,000 bankruptcy cases were filed in the United States. Therefore, it is only natural that a significant number of owners of properties in community associations …

Announcement: Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Condominium & Planned Development Law

Posted by Bakalar & Associates, PA 7/10/19 The Law Offices of Bakalar & Associates, PA is pleased to announce that as of June 1, 2018 attorneys Susan P. Bakalar and Leonard Wilder have received their certification in Condominium & Planned …

HOA and condo enforcement: Community associations need to have a plan [10-1-18]

Article Courtesy of  The Tallahassee Democrat By Kristin A. Gardner Published September 30, 2018 One of the most common questions I get from my condominium and homeowners’ association clients is, “How do we enforce our governing documents against violating homeowners?” …

First-Impression Florida Condo Law Case Highlights Property Tax Oddity [3-23-18]

Article Courtesy of Daily Business Review By Celia Ampel Published March 23, 2018 Condo associations may not represent unit owners in property tax appeals brought by the county appraiser, even if it means flooding the courts with hundreds of nearly …

Mortgage delinquencies are down across the U.S. — but up in South Florida. Here’s why.

Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Rene Rodriguez Published January 16, 2018 Four months after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Keys and worked its way up Florida’s west coast, the scope of the storm’s long-term effects are still …