Is there any way to get a HOA to cooperate in FL yet? If not, when will the law change so they can't keep forcing foreclosures?

Associations cannot waive fees because once they do, they have to waive them for everyone. Their only source of income is from assessments and if...

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I have a condo where I live in, It is in foreclosure by First and Second Mortgage banks , First Bank, Bank of America, gives me

This forum isn't appropriate to give you a definitive answer and you should consult with a bankruptcy attorney who can explain your options. There...

Florida residential Lease, numerous items being held back from the security deposit, is it legal?

This advice is too late to help you with this issue but may help you and others in the future. Next time, before you give notice, make requests for...

Can HOA where I live forbid me from using common areas while I am under Ch 7 under threat of filing a trespassing police report?

Before they can suspend your rights, they must give you 14 days advance notice there will be a hearing before an independent 3-member committee to...

When does condo board members become personally liable

I am assuming because you mention a $500 penalty, you are referring to a records request that was not granted. It's not that lawyers don't want to...

Trying to buy campsite to live at. Place calls itself condo assoc. Have submitted to bckground Ck Now they require drug testing

That's one I haven't heard yet. The association can only exercise authority it is granted in the governing documents - declarations, articles and...

If a limb from a neighbors tree falls on my car who's responsible for damages

Your insurance company will handle it. The neighbor is not liable unless the branch hitting your car was foreseeable, meaning the tree was in poor...

Can a condo association evict me for doing nothing? I am on a month to month, had 2 year lease and now official month to month,

You should never refuse a legal notice. You will only cause yourself more grief. An association cannot do anything it is not authorized to do...

We (the tenants) have been served with foreclosure summons, but our landlord has not??

Are you sure the LL is hiring an attorney? Why would LL pay legal fees, which can be substantial if not getting anything in return? You should...

Are there legal measures we can take to avoid a restriction that an age restricted community is imposing?

Something seems amiss. The developer shouldn't be offering new homes any differently then resales. Plus, developer-controlled community usually =...