Is a management collections fee legal on delinquent accounts?
Q. Our management company is collecting $250 on each delinquent account as a management collections fee. We are fine with...
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Can the board make a no-smoking rule for inside an owner’s unit?
Q. Our board, without a membership vote, adopted a no smoking rule that includes portions of the owner’s private unit....
What can be done when home sales are not approved by the association?
Q. Our community is facing a new problem. Recently, a couple of sales have closed without association approval. We did...
Is there a way to appeal my tax bill and other unit owners in my condominium?
Q. I am concerned that the property tax bill for my condo unit and others around me is not adjusting...
Is there a way to give the architectural review committee more authority
Q. Our homeowners association’s declaration does not authorize our board to delegate architectural review decisions to a committee. Our board...
How should rental income from association foreclosed properties be applied?
Q. My condo association has foreclosed on a couple of units and is renting them while the banks continue to...
Are required certification classes for board members available during the summer months?
Q. I was elected to the board of my condo association last month. I have yet to take the certification...
Is it possible to consolidate or merge three small associations into one?
Q. I am the president of a minor association within a larger master association. Our community in Naples has 560...
Is voting on association matters electronically legal?
Q. Our condo association recently started sending out emails asking owners to vote on association matters using a secure electronic...
What can owners do to stop the board and manager from depleting reserve accounts?
Q. Our condo association appears to be misusing reserve funds. The board spends money on whatever it wants and disregards...