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Legislative Changes to Assessment Notices and Collections Procedures for Florida Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowners Associations

PRINT ARTICLE By:  Christopher J. Shields, Esq. and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. On June 16, 2021, Governor DeSantis approved the final version of Senate Bill 56: Community Association Assessment Notices (“SB 56”).[1] Accordingly, the changes provided therein will become effective on July 1, 2021. All Florida condominium associations,

2021 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

PRINT ARTICLE By:  Christopher L. Pope, Esq., Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Construction Law and Condominium and Planned Development Law The 2021 Florida legislative session produced several bills that made numerous changes to homeowners’ association law (Chapter 720, Florida Statutes; the Homeowners’ Association Act)

Impact of Recent COVID-19 Executive Orders on Florida Condos & HOAs

PRINT ARTICLE By: Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. -and-Christopher J. Shields, Esq., Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Real Estate Law andCondominium and Planned Development Law Executive Order 21-81:        On April 2, 2021 Governor DeSantis signed Executive Order 21-81 which dealt with vaccination documentation to be effective

Gov. DeSantis Terminates Local Government Restrictions and Mandates Imposed Based on COVID-19 State of Emergency

Governor DeSantis signed two Executive Orders on May 3, 2021 terminating state agency and local government emergency orders, restrictions and mandates imposed due to COVID-19. Executive Order 21-101 invalidates “any emergency order issued by a political subdivision due to the COVID-19 emergency which restricts the