When Bad Things Happen to Good Associations

January 14, 2010

A Board of Directors can have all good intentions when running their association, but there will be times, unforeseen circumstances and events that will occur that will disrupt and test well run associations. It is just a fact of life in an association that there will be challenges for the Board of Directors to deal with. In a well run association these challenges are dealt with in way that lessens the impact on the residents.

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9 Laws that Should be Made Now to Help Community Associations

January 14, 2010

As there is no real relief in sight for the housing disaster, community associations are being financially stretched to a crisis point. Associations need relief now and the Florida Legislature could help if they enacted laws that are consumer/association friendly. Right now it seems as if special interests are served rather than our population, most of whom live in a community association.

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How to Protect Your Association from Unlicensed Activity

January 14, 2010

Unlicensed activity is when an individual or corporation performs or offers to perform a job or service that requires a state license. Unlicensed activity can occur in every profession and business that is licensed by DBPR. There are measures you can take to protect your association from the practice of unlicensed activity.

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Top 12 Resolutions for Community Associations in the New Year

January 4, 2010

At this time of the year we traditionally evaluate the past year and with that introspection, we resolve to make the necessary changes to improve our lives. For the year 2010 why don’t we resolve to make changes that will positively impact our community association, our fellow owners and the management of our association by helping our board of directors in the following areas

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New Thinking on Home Based Businesses

December 24, 2009

Due to new technologies, people now more than ever are working from home or now have home based businesses. In many cases these businesses may be in conflict with your association’s documents. The original intent of banning businesses located in an association was to prevent residents from running commercial enterprises that would create traffic, parking problems, noise, disrupt harmonious living and overtax existing common elements.

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