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

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Hardship

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

It’s a question we’re asked all the time: "Can we use reserves to cover an operating fund shortfall?" Under normal circu…

Finance

What to Do About HOA Finances & Arrears During Coronavirus

How Associations Should Respond

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

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

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He wa…

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

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?

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?

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

8/6/2020 Florida's State of Emergency for Hurricane Isaias Gives Developers, Permit Holders More Time—Lexology

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-181 on July 31, 2020, declaring a state of emergency due to Hurricane Isaias for several counties.
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8/6/2020 Multiple Sea Turtle Violations for South Seas West Condo Association—Coastal Breeze News

On June 5th at 1:38 PM, Marco Island Community Service Officer Lupu was conducting his usual beach patrol and observed two workers engaged in construction activity driving large wooden pilings into the beach and pouring a paved sidewalk down to the beach.
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8/3/2020 From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path—New York Times

For Graham Ivan Clark, the online mischief-making started early.
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8/3/2020 Luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is expected to make "a real statement" with Tampa condos—Business Observer

Sarasota and Naples along the Gulf Coast have each had the brand for two decades or more, but much larger Tampa has been seemingly ignored by one of the premier luxury lodging arms of Marriott International Inc. — until now.
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7/23/2020 A timely talk with two St. Petersburg men about a friendship that transcends race—Tampa Bay Times

The friendship between the condo owner and security guard at the waterfront community developed over years of shared talks about faith, family and life.
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7/23/2020 Strong winds blow roof off of Pasco condo building—Tampa Bay Times

Strong winds ripped the roof off of a condo building on Wednesday afternoon near Little Road and Villa Entrada, according to Pasco County Fire Rescue.
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7/23/2020 State Registration and Reporting Requirements for 55+ Communities Eliminated—Lexology

The Florida Fair Housing Act, Sections 760.20-760.37 Florida Statutes (the “Act”), exempts communities that qualify as “Housing for Older Persons” under federal and state law from the provisions and requirements of the Florida Fair Housing Act regarding familial status.
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7/20/2020 33-story hotel, condo tower in planning stages for downtown Orlando—Orlando Sentinel

Summa Development Group has filed plans with the city to build a new mixed-use skyscraper that would bring the first five-star hotel to Orlando’s Central Business District by late 2023, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
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7/20/2020 Ritzy Tampa condos would replace more affordable apartments near Bayshore—Tampa Bay Times

They came to Bay Oaks Apartments for many reasons. It offered an affordable and safe place to live as a single woman. The area was zoned for top-flight public schools, but was still priced within reach on a graduate student’s salary. It seemed like a good place for a newly married couple to start their life together.
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7/9/2020 Miami's Related Group unveils luxury hotel flag for its ultra-modern condos on Bayshore —Tampa Bay Business Journal

Related Group has struck a deal with a big name in luxury hospitality to manage its Bayshore condo towers — a name that's been conspicuously absent from Tampa Bay for years.
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7/9/2020 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extends moratorium on evictions & foreclosures—Orlando Business Journal

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis again extended the statewide suspension on evictions and foreclosures on the eve of the moratorium’s expiration.
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7/8/2020 Developer of Riverwalk Place, the 50-plus story mixed-used tower in downtown Tampa, unveils redesigned hotel-condo—Tampa Bay Business Journal

The developer of one of downtown Tampa's most anticipated projects has unveiled new plans for the project — a new vision that subtracts condominiums, adds hotel rooms and significantly reduces the tower's height.
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7/6/2020 DeSantis net worth up in first year as governor—CBS12 News

Gov. Ron DeSantis saw his net worth increase nearly 3 percent in his first year residing in the governor’s mansion.
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7/2/2020 Even before the pandemic, poverty was a way of life for many Black children in Tampa Bay—Tampa Bay Times

About 20 percent of Hillsborough County children live in poverty, according to U.S. Census data, roughly the same as the average across Florida.
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6/30/2020 Lost to coronavirus: Sick herself, West Palm Beach woman loses husband of 35 years to virus—Palm Beach Post

Snowbirds just might be the luckiest people in the world. At least that’s how Richard and Mona Beltram felt in January, when the New Jersey couple bought a condo at Century Village outside of West Palm Beach.
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6/30/2020 3 Reasons to Buy a Condo — and 3 Reasons to Beware—WTOP News

If you’re contemplating buying a house, especially in an urban area, you may be asking yourself: Is buying a condo a better deal?
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6/18/2020 StoneTurn Exec Says Force Majeure Clauses Lack Specificity—Law360

Many real estate owners, lenders and tenants — as well as buyers and sellers — are finding their force majeure contract clauses to be too broad as the COVID-19 pandemic brings increased scrutiny to such clauses, StoneTurn partner and law firm expert Jeffrey Matthews told Law360 in a recent interview.
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6/18/2020 Housing Tax Credit Tenants Brace For Evictions Due To Virus—Law360

Thousands of cash-strapped apartment dwellers are bracing for a wave of evictions next month that could worsen the national affordable housing shortage, placing pressure on owners of housing tax credit properties seeking to maintain financial solvency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6/16/2020 Hillsborough Mortgage Broker Gets 15 Months in Condo Scam—Tampa Bay Times

A former Hillsborough County mortgage broker has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a scam through which banks lost more than $5 million.
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6/12/2020 Steps For Commercial Real Estate Lenders As Biz Resumes—Law360

Lenders, just like most of us aren't coming out of quarantine 10 pounds lighter, caught up on Russian classics, or with a cleaned and organized garage, it's clear that borrowers are not going to emerge from any short loan-deferral cocoon looking like a monarch butterfly. Rather than expecting a monarch butterfly, best adjust your expectations and get ready to see a fat caterpillar.
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