Oct 30, 2026 | Florida Compliance, Florida HOA Laws & Regulations
Short answer: Florida law requires developer-controlled condominium and homeowners’ associations to maintain insurance and fidelity bonds covering every person who controls or disburses association funds. Under FS 718.111(11)(h) for condominiums and FS...
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 27, 2026 | Budget & Reserves, Florida Compliance
Short answer: Bay County HOA boards that commission a reserve study and then ignore its funding recommendations expose individual directors to fiduciary breach claims. Under Florida Statutes 720 and 718, board members owe a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests...
Oct 26, 2026 | Community Association Governance, Florida Compliance
Short answer: A developer transition audit is a structured review of governing documents, reserve funding, vendor contracts, and operational records that a developer completes before turning control over to the owner-elected board in a Florida planned community. Under...
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 23, 2026 | Florida Compliance, Florida HOA Laws & Regulations
Short answer: Florida Senate Bill 822 (2026) proposed requiring community associations with $750,000 or more in annual revenue and 100 or more units or parcels to contract with a licensed, certified community association management firm. The bill passed the Regulated...
