Category Archives: Condo Rules

Meeting Notice Requirements for FL SOC Boards–A Great Reference Chart

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Lisa Magill of the Condo/HOA Law Blog has written an excellent summary of Florida’s condo and HOA notice requirements–this is a great article to have linked in your favorites for future reference.

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How To Run a Successful Condo or HOA Board Meeting, Part 4–Trust Your Judgment

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Our last How To Series tip for running a successful SOC board meeting addresses trusting your judgment as a leader. Edmund Burke, a famous Irish politician, once said that “Your representative owes you not his industry only, but his judgment; and … Continue reading

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How to Run a Successful Condo or HOA Board Meeting, Part 3–Embrace your Inner Exhibitionist (Do it in the Open)

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Today’s Board Meeting Tip–Embrace your Inner Exhibitionist (Do it in the Open) This How To tip for holding more effective and productive SOC board meetings discusses transparency and openness. My advice is to Embrace your Inner Exhibitionist (Do it in … Continue reading

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How to Run a Successful Condo or HOA Board Meeting, Part 2–Stick to the Plan (Your Agenda)

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Today’s Board Meeting Tip–Stick to the Plan (Your Agenda) Today’s How To Series on Board Meetings covers creating an agenda and sticking to it.  A legal requirement of most SOC board meetings is that they must be noticed in advance … Continue reading

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How To Run a Successful Condo or HOA Board Meeting, Part 1–Know Your Rules (of Order)!

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Here is another installment in our first How To Series–how to hold successful and effective meetings in your Condo, Co-Op or HOA.  Whether you are a board member or a volunteer looking to make a difference in your shared community, … Continue reading

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How To Run a Successful Condo or HOA Board Meeting–Introduction

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Hello again, and welcome to our new “How To” feature!  In the next few blogs, we’re going to cover a number of practical areas that will help board members and homeowners manage common issues in Shared Ownership Communities (SOCs).  In … Continue reading

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Are You a Condo Commando? How Do You Avoid Becoming One?

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This blog topic is addressed mainly to board members around the country, but it will be interesting to everyone who lives in a Shared Ownership Community (SOC–condo, co-op or HOA). In reading a number of otheThe Condo Docs aren’t necessarily commandments etched in stone!
The Condo Docs aren’t necessarily commandments etched in stone and Condo Commandments aren’t to be confused with God!r condo blogs, I’ve noticed in the comments section that one negative term gets thrown around pretty consistently–Condo Commando. The question today is, what is a condo commando, and how can you avoid becoming one? Continue reading

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