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Don’t estoppel believing: Now it’s a law
After years of unsuccessfully fighting its way through the Legislature, the estoppel bill is now law. Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday signed the measure (SB 398), which overhauls the...
Politico: Estoppel Bill Heads to Governor
The years long legislative fight over estoppel certificates, documents used in residential property sales to certify no outstanding debts to condo or homeowner associations, could soon be put to...
Florida Politics: Estoppel Bill Heads to Governor
We’ve been writing about it for years, all the while wondering ‘why,’ but 2017 was the winning session for an overhaul of the estoppel letter process. The House on Friday passed the Senate’s bill...
Sprinkler Retrofitting Requirements
Secretary Lawson: As you are aware based upon our conversation, I have heard from my constituents about the apparent confusion relating to the enforcement and applicability…
CEOMC Defeated Increased Fees and Punitive Fines on CAM’s
In 2016, CEOMC defeated legislation (House Bill 1375/Senate Bill 1122) that would have: Imposed a new fee of $2 on every home within a Homeowner Association (HOA) in Florida…
CEOMC Defeated Unnecessary Regulation and Increased Costs
In 2016, CEOMC led efforts to defeat anti-homeowner, anti-Association legislation (House Bill’s 1357, 1405) that would have: Removed historic legal rights for…
CEOMC Defeated anti-Estoppel Certificate Legislation (aka “The Home Tax”)
In 2015 and again in 2016, CEOMC defeated harmful, anti-CAM, anti-Association legislation (House Bill 203/Senate Bill 722) that would have…
HOAs vs. Lawyers
A new Florida law will allow homeowner association managers statewide to continue performing aspects of their jobs that attorneys had argued should have been their purview.
CEOMC Defeated Predatory Lawyer Attacks on the Management Profession re: the “Unlicensed Practice of Law”
In 2014, CEOMC led the fight to protect CAM’s, Florida’s homeowners, and Community Associations from legal jeopardy…
New law aims to protect homeowner associations from pricey attorney fees
A new law takes effect next Tuesday clarifying what community association managers can do without having to hire an attorney.
Legislature passes bill on community association managers
Lawmakers this week passed a measure clarifying what community association managers can do without having to hire an attorney.
Homeowner group managers bill heads to Gov. Scott
Mangers of homeowners associations, fearing a pending court decision that could restrict their duties, are cheering the passage of HB 7037, which expands and the activities…
Court case could increase cost for homeowners associations
A pending opinion from the Florida Supreme Court could dramatically increase operating costs for thousands of homeowner associations statewide and…
Panel backs duties for association managers
Amid debate about whether unlicensed people are effectively practicing law, the House Civil Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill (PCB CJS 14-02) that would add to the duties that…
Community association managers take UPL issue to the Legislature
A trade group representing community association managers, or CAMS, told the Legislature the process the Bar uses to issue unlicensed practice of law advisory opinions…