Florida's community association law moves fast. Reserves, inspections, assessments, board duties and the disputes that follow, tracked as they change.
Under Florida law, a condo association's hurricane deductible is a common expense. What Isaias repairs could mean for unit owners' assessments and budgets.
Florida condo sales rose 3.1% in Q3 2026, but the median price was flat and supply hit 7.7 months. Broward's median fell 14.55% in September.
Kolter and BH Group now own 163 of 172 units at Port Royale in Miami Beach. How Florida's 5 percent rejection rule shapes the last stage of a condo buyout.
The Fourth DCA held a condo association cannot win a money judgment for unpaid assessments it pleaded only as a defense. Lessons for collection disputes.
An Orange County HOA has delayed board elections for two years while appealing a DBPR arbitration order. Why the forum chosen for an HOA dispute matters.
Six people were charged with stealing $5.8 million from Miami-Dade condo associations. Owners in those buildings still owe fees and special assessments.
Florida associations filed 49,447 liens in 2025, more than any state. Here is how a lien for unpaid assessments works and what options owners have.
The Third DCA affirmed a directed verdict against a North Bay Village condo association that could not rule out common element pipes as a leak's source.
Since July 1, 2026, revised section 617.0832 decides who carries the burden when owners challenge a board contract with a director's company or relative.
A Miami Herald investigation of a 643-unit Brickell tower shows how short-term rentals turn into governance, election and records fights inside a condo.
As Surfside marked five years since the Champlain Towers South collapse, NIST released its findings. What it means for boards and owners arguing over repairs.
SB 1028 creates a Citizens clearinghouse that can move condo association policies to surplus lines carriers. What boards and owners should watch.
A Miami appeals court upheld a default condo lien foreclosure, and a bankruptcy court held an association's lien survived a Chapter 7 discharge. What owners should know.
April 2026 data show Miami's median condo price up 1.1% while Broward's fell 7.9%. What the numbers mean for owners behind on dues or facing assessments.
HB 803, signed May 6, bars HOAs and their architectural committees from requiring a building permit before reviewing an owner's project, starting July 1, 2026.
The Fourth DCA reinstated a lender's suit against an HOA, holding that a dispute over service of a section 720.311 mediation demand could not be resolved on dismissal.
Florida condo sales rose 12% in March 2026, but the median price was flat and supply stood at 9.1 months. What the numbers mean for owners facing assessments.
The Fourth DCA reversed an HOA's fee award as premature after a covenant fight that began with a pre-suit mediation settlement. A concurrence maps the fee traps.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped Florida-specific condo restrictions but raised reserve rules. What it means for owners facing assessments or trying to sell.
HB 657, filed for the 2026 session, would allow HOA dissolution by a two-thirds vote, remove presuit mediation and create community association courts.
The House Commerce Committee advanced HB 657, which would eliminate presuit mediation for community associations and let circuits create association court programs.
Defect suits by new South Florida condo associations keep rising. How Chapter 558 notice, turnover certification and the repose clock shape these disputes.
The Fourth District held that Rule 1.222 lets one mobile homeowners' association sue for its own members, not a joint class with another association.
A House panel voted 15-0 to expand the condo hurricane mitigation grant program beyond the coast, limited to buildings where most occupants earn 80% of AMI or less.
The Third District affirmed a fee judgment against a Bal Harbour condo association that raised its timing objection only on rehearing. Lessons for fee disputes.
Miami-Dade and Broward condo sales rose in December 2025 while median prices fell and supply topped 11 months. What that means for owners facing high fees.
Homes.com data show condo sales and prices falling in Miami, Tampa and Orlando in 2025, with safety-law assessments cited as a main driver.
Citizens recommended an 8.3% average cut for multiperil condo unit owner policies in 2026, but wind-only unit owner policies would rise 5.6% on average.
In Lock Properties v. Kelly Plantation, the First DCA reversed an order forcing an owner to tear off a stone-tile roof installed without HOA approval.
A Pompano Beach seller paid a $1,250 lien tied to her building's missed 40-year recertification. What owners should watch for as inspection deadlines arrive.
