Oct 29, 2026 | Board Operations, Florida Compliance
Short answer: New HOA directors in Bay County should receive a structured onboarding curriculum within 30 days of election, covering fiduciary duties under Florida Statutes 720 and 718, governing-document hierarchy, reserve fund fundamentals, and meeting procedures....
Oct 26, 2026 | Board Operations, Florida Compliance
Short answer: Bay County HOA boards cannot ban short-term rentals or regulate how often or how long a unit is rented — Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts those controls to the state. Boards can enforce occupancy limits, because Bay County Code § 14-141(g)(1)c caps...
Oct 26, 2026 | Board Operations, Budget & Reserves
Short answer: Florida Statute 720 does not mandate a specific reserve study update frequency for HOAs, but Bay County boards still carry a fiduciary duty to maintain adequate reserves and plan for major repairs. Best practice for HOA communities is to update reserve...
Oct 22, 2026 | Board Operations, Maintenance & Assets
Short answer: Bay County HOA boards should build a capital project calendar that maps every planned improvement against seasonal occupancy patterns, contractor availability windows, and hurricane season risk. Exterior work belongs in the off-season (November through...
Oct 21, 2026 | Board Operations, Florida Compliance, Maintenance & Assets
Short answer: A defensible repair decision record traces every engineering inspection finding from receipt through board deliberation to final authorization, preserving the who, what, when, and why at each stage. For Bay County HOA and condominium boards, this...
Oct 20, 2026 | Board Operations, Florida Compliance
Short answer: A time and materials contractor proposal shifts cost risk from the contractor to the association. Before approving one, a Florida HOA board must verify a defined scope of work, a not-to-exceed cost cap, transparent labor rates and material markups, a...
