What happens if you fall behind on HOA fees?

Article Courtesy of  Bankrate By Sarah Li Cain      Published September 17, 2020 What are HOA fees? HOA fees are a mandatory monthly, quarterly or annual fee paid by the homeowners living within a homeowners association to help maintain amenities and …

Florida’s ban on evictions has expired. What now for tenants who are months behind on rent?

Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published October 4, 2020 Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally allowed his moratorium on residential evictions to expire, six months after it took effect on April 2. In a statement released late Wednesday afternoon, …

Some gated communities are pulling back to slow coronavirus

Article Courtesy of  The Palm Beach Post By Mike Diamond     Published July 31, 2020 With Palm Beach County’s stubborn trend of COVID-19 cases, some age-restricted gated communities west of Boynton Beach and Lake Worth are again going into shut-down mode.  …

DeSantis extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium until Sept. 1

Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By David Harris and Mark Skoneki Published August 4, 2020 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait until the final hours to extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures this time around. The governor on Wednesday night …

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19 Co-ops & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

Article Courtesy of The Cooperator By A.J. Sidransky Published August 5, 2020 By its very definition, insurance coverage is planned protection against both the expected and the unexpected. Life insurance clearly provides financial security in the event of death, which of course …

New Laws Spurring Fla. Community Associations to Implement E-Voting, Websites

Article Courtesy of  The Daily Business Review By Nicole R. Kurtz  Published August 25, 2019 Technology has been the focus of many recent changes to Florida laws, including those that now allow community associations to implement electronic voting and require …

A Homeowner’s Guide to HOAs: Homeowners Associations, Explained

Article Courtesy of  The REALTOR.COM By Terri Williams Published September 2, 2019 Many homes across the United States are part of an HOA, or homeowners association. So what does that mean? In a nutshell, an HOA helps ensure that your …

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 …