The Western Florida Cooperator, The Condo, HOA & Co-op Monthly

Management

Reopening Your Community

IREM Offers a Roadmap

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Management

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Plateauing in Some Areas

Not the Time to Relax, Say Experts

March 20, 2020

COVID-19 Q&A for Condos, HOAs, & Co-ops

Keeping Pace With the Crisis

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus & COVID-19

Practical Considerations for Boards & Management

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Finance

What to Do About HOA Finances & Arrears During Coronavirus

How Associations Should Respond

Questions to our firm about how homeowner and condominium associations should respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) epid…

Finance

2019 Winter

Keeping an Often Digital Paper Trail

Best Practices For Maintaining HOA Records

2015 July

Dealing With Code Violations

Better Safe Than Sorry

2015 July

Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar

Capital Budgeting is Essential

2015 July

In The Black

Explaining Common Co-op/Condo Budget Terminology

On The Board

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls for 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

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March 26, 2020

Dealing With Coronavirus Exposure

Board Powers & Limitations

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Planning for a rainy day is pretty easy. Have an extra umbrella handy or a waterproof coat, and you’re probably fine. Pl…

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

Response to Calls is an Essential Part of the Manager’s Job

2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Communication, Accommodation, Cooperation

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Planning for a rainy day is pretty easy. Have an extra umbrella handy or a waterproof coat, and you’re probably fine. Pl…

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts

What Makes a Board Successful?

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records

Maintenance

Multifamily Cleaning Tips

Keeping Your Community Safe

Editor's Note: To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your building or association, procedures and supplies should …

Maintaining Air Quality

Managing the Indoor Environment

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

2019 Winter

Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

2018 December

Elevator Repair and Replacement Projects

Maximizing Safety, Minimizing Disruption

A Clear View

What’s New in Window Trends and Technology?

Windows can dramatically change any space, from transforming a tiny kitchen into a front row seat to a glorious skyline …

From the Outside In

Exterior Building Inspections in South Florida

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains, and Your Building's Water Supply

Of all the modern conveniences we take for granted, perhaps none is as profoundly basic —and indispensable—as indoor pl…

2014 November

The Art of Picking Professionals

To Choose or Not to Choose

2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Building Functioning

Insurance

Cooperator Expo Western Florida Returns to Tampa

A Must-Attend for Board Members, Managers, and Condo/HOA Decision-Makers

To Claim, or Not to Claim?

The Insurance Dilemma

Homesharing and Insurance

What Your Board Should Know

Insurance: A Must-Have or Couldn’t Hurt?

Making Smart Yet Affordable Coverage Decisions

Who's Responsible for Repairs?

August 2014, Vol 3, No 8

Design

Splish-Splash

Enhancing Your Community with Water Features

Design for All

The Functionality of Universal Design

Organizations

The Florida Swimming Pool Association

Training, Education and Professionalism for Pool Administrators

The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association

Leading Florida's Green Industry

The Insurance Information Institute

A One-Stop Resource for Florida Homeowners

News

5/28/2020 Buyers begin closing on million-dollar condos in Virage Bayshore on the former Colonnade site—Tampa Bay Business Journal

Virage Bayshore was one of the first luxury condo towers in Tampa to break ground this real estate cycle.
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5/28/2020 Condo in The Beach Residences sells for $2.47 million—YourObserver.com

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Sheila Jellison, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 605 condominium at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive to John Gorman and Susan Schmedes, of Chevy Chase, Md., for $2,475,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 3,302 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.9 million in 2005.
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5/21/2020 Existing-Home Sales Wane 17.8% in April—PR Newswire

Existing-home sales dropped in April, continuing what is now a two-month skid in sales brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions experienced a decline in month-over-month and year-over-year sales, with the West seeing the greatest dip in both categories.
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5/19/2020 Ethos Specialty launches U.S. real estate liability program—Reinsurance News

Ethos Specialty has announced the launch of a new commercial general liability program for U.S. real estate owners and managers.
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5/13/2020 Daytona Beach Real Estate Agent Blames Coronavirus for Condo Sales Decline—Bay News 9

A Volusia County real estate agent says condo sales around the Daytona Beach area are taking a steep dive and he says coronavirus is to blame.
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5/11/2020 Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. Arranges Fractured Condo Cash-Out Refi in Largo, FL—ConnectCRE

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) arranged a $19.65 million nonrecourse loan to refinance 153 fractured condominium units in Largo, FL, a suburb of Tampa-St. Pete. The units were accumulated since 2013 for a combined purchase price of $12.4 million, representing 87% of the property’s total.
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5/6/2020 Some in Northwest Florida keeping vacation rentals open illegally, condo manager says—WEARTV

Florida's ban on vacation rentals will stay in place through the first phase of reopening the state. The decision is being met with mixed reactions.
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5/6/2020 Tampa Multifamily Wrap-Up – April 2020—Multi-Housing News

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Tampa Bay’s multifamily market remained active in April. Even though investment slowed in comparison to previous months, development carried on, with construction declared an essential service during the statewide safer-at-home policy enacted at the start of the month.
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5/4/2020 Florida ICU nurse says condo won't rent to her, fears virus—Bay News 9

A Florida nurse filed an equal opportunity complaint alleging her condo rental application was denied because her ICU job brings her in contact with novel coronavirus patients.
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4/30/2020 Court ruling clears path for controversial tower in downtown St. Petersburg—Tampa Bay Times

A court order has cleared the way for the construction of the Bezu/Blue Lotus condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, a project that has been mired in controversy since it was first introduced in 2017.
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4/30/2020 Your A/C is broken. The WiFi is down. Is it safe to let workers into your home during the quarantine?—Tampa Bay Times

Getting a technician to come into your home to fix the cable or wireless doesn’t just require an appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also involves a questionnaire: Has anyone been sick or quarantined? Has anyone come in contact with someone who has or had COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus? Are you OK with following social distancing guidelines?
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4/30/2020 Pinellas County commissioners vote to reopen beaches on Monday—FOX13 News

Beaches in Pinellas County have been closed since spring break, but commissioners have now decided to reopen them for all uses except large gatherings.
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4/23/2020 Opinion: Condos and HOAs should avoid rushing to open common areas—Miami Herald

With Jacksonville beaches now open for limited purposes and more to follow in the coming days and weeks, members of your private residential community may be even less tolerant about common amenities remaining closed. However, convenience must always be subordinated to life safety.
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4/20/2020 Pinellas leaders won't reopen beaches and condo pools for exercise, for now—FOX13 Tampa Bay

County officials in Pinellas County are not seeing a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, and therefore say it is too early to ease restrictions on beach and public pool access.
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4/20/2020 Pinellas commission will consider opening parts of beaches for exercise—Tampa Bay Times

Pinellas County’s world-famous beaches have been nearly empty for three weeks, but that could change on Thursday.
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4/15/2020 35-story Saltaire condo tower breaks ground in Downtown St. Pete—St. Pete Rising

Amid the fanfare of the coronavirus pandemic, a significant project in Downtown St. Pete has taken steps toward becoming a reality. Saltaire, a 35-story condominium tower proposed for 300 1st Street South, recently announced it has broken ground on the site of the former parking lot of the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel.
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4/13/2020 ONE St. Petersburg condo resident reportedly dies of coronavirus, residents told—Tampa Bay Times

A resident of the ONE St. Petersburg condominium tower who was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month has apparently died, according to an email sent to residents of a downtown condominium building.
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4/9/2020 Rent Payments Fall as Layoffs Ripple Through U.S. Real Estate—Bloomberg

The economic pain caused by the coronavirus is translating to lower rent collections this month. Just 69% of U.S. apartment renters made payments through April 5. That compares with 81% who paid their rent by March 5, a new tracking tool published by the National Multifamily Housing Council shows.
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4/8/2020 Dems Mull Major Changes To Banking, Housing In Relief Bill—Law360.com

As House Democrats develop their proposal for another COVID-19 relief package, a memo obtained by Law360 shows that Financial Services Committee staff are recommending a blanket ban on stock buybacks, a halt to all evictions and foreclosures, and a pause on any negative credit reporting.
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3/31/2020 Coronavirus Florida: Sarasota man who survived COVID-19 warns ‘people should be careful’—Herald Tribune

It started on a Friday morning when Andrew Hall woke up and soon felt ill, “sort of a feverish spaciness” akin to coming down with the flu.
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