Florida Condominium & HOA News

• Clearwater condo fire displaces 25 residents, injures 3 firefighters (FL) August 28, 2018 A fire early Tuesday morning forced 25 residents from their homes at a Clearwater condo complex.  The fire broke out around 3:16 a.m. at the Imperial Cove Condominiums on the Bay located at 19029 U.S. Highway 19.  Smoke and flames were coming from the roof over four condos when firefighters arrived. Firefighters believe the air conditioning units on the roof started the fire.     Read the article………………

• Colony demolition delayed (FL) August 27, 2018 One more week. According to Town Officials and Unicorp President Chuck Whittall, the demolition of the dilapidated Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is delayed one week as the final contract is executed.   Whittall said that additional paperwork due to mold, asbestos and lead remediation must be completed and that will happen early next week.    Read the article………………

• Boat lift specifications changed, does homeowner have to comply? August 26, 2018 Q: I live in a homeowners association located next to a waterway. In 2017 the Board of Directors adopted rules allowing boat lifts to be installed with canopies on the boat docks. The rules included certain detailed specifications regarding the height of the lift, how far out of the water the boat must be raised and the height of the canopies. In 2017 I purchased a boat and installed a boat lift and canopy all in conformance with the specifications. ...

• What constitutes a board meeting? (FL) August 25, 2018 Q: Every Monday, our board walks the condominium property and makes notes concerning maintenance and landscaping issues. The board eventually votes on these notes at a meeting. We believe these routine inspections are critical. Last week an owner yelled from her window that we were having an illegal meeting. Is this true and how should we do?    Read the Q&A……………

• Florida HOA’s demand for removal of ‘Little Free Library’ box from yard feeds negative image of associations August 24, 2018 A recent uproar between an Oviedo community association and some of its unit owners has garnered significant media attention. The Bentley Woods Homeowners Association in the Orlando suburb has been the subject of several newspaper and TV reports, opinion columns and letters to the editor over the association’s decision to demand the removal of a “Little Free Library” from the front yard of one of its homeowners.   Read the article………………

• Condo Says No Paddleboarding (FL) August 23, 2018 A South Florida woman loves the water, but her paddleboard is churning up controversy with her condo association. So she called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.  Corina Biton loves to be on the water, but when she was in the sun, she saw a problem…     Read the article………………

• Seven Bridges Teen Golf Cart Crash Highlights Problem for Florida HOA’s August 23, 2018 The critical crash in G.L. Homes’ Seven Bridges involving four children on a golf cart highlights challenges for Florida law enforcement and homeowner associations when it comes to regulating kids driving golf carts, and convincing their parents that it’s a recipe for disaster.  A police report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com but not yet generally public details the August 9th crash. It states the four children — who we are not naming — were riding a 2014 EZ Go “Freedom” Golf Cart ...

• Then: Condo arson, dead cats, displaced residents. Now: Prison and $3 million restitution (FL) August 21, 2018 A Coral Springs man who started the fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to a condo complex, killed three cats and displaced dozens of residents will be spending five years in federal prison.  Nathan Counts, 40, has also been ordered to pay $3 million in restitution for starting the Feb. 12 blaze that damaged 28 units at the Ramblewood East condominiums on the 4100 block of Northwest 88th Avenue.    Read the article………………

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