Tag Archives: Florida Homeowners Association Law
Can Homeowners Associations Take Speeding Into Their Own Hands, Legally Speaking?
It seems like every day, there are disputes between homeowners associations and its members, even though these disputes are supposed to be avoided by specific, detailed covenants and restrictions agreements residents agree to when they buy into these associations. There are always going to be circumstances under which homeowners associations and property managers must… Read More »
Legal Responsibilities When Golf Balls Damage Condo Associations
More often than not—especially in states like Florida, where golfing is quite popular—windows within a homeowners’ and condo associations are damaged by the golf balls that fly in from nearby golf courses. In many of these associations, the golf course is private and open to those in the association adjacent to it. When someone… Read More »
Courts Allowing Video Surveillance in Landlord-Tenant Disputes
As the Wall Street Journal reported this month, video evidence has emerged as a powerful tool in housing court battles, especially in exposing tenants who have fraudulently claimed rent-controlled apartments as primary residences in order to pass those rights onto relatives in violation of the law. As a result, courts have recently upheld the… Read More »
When Florida Homeowners Associations Have To Bring Claims against Developers
Recently, one of the largest home builders in the nation lost a $16.3 million judgment to a condo association after the judge found that it had engaged in deceptive practices, leaving the association in poor financial condition. The company—D.R. Horton—started developing the association—Majorca Isles Master Association in Miami Gardens—back in 2005, but decided to… Read More »
