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FLCAJ

 

Florida Community Association Journal provides news and vital information to operators of condominiums, homeowners associations, cooperatives, timeshares and other multi-unit communities every month since its founding in 1987 as Managers Report in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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The Show is Florida’s only statewide conference and expo completely dedicated to educating Florida’s community association professionals. It is sponsored by Florida Community Association Journal and FCAP – Florida Community Association Professionals. Register to attend The Show: West Palm Beach on January 15th, 2015.

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CondoJobs Recruiting Service is Florida’s premier recruiting service dedicated to meeting the hiring needs of community association board members and career services for managers for over 25 years. It is our ongoing goal to match licensed community association managers with communities and management companies who are in need of their services. We always have available managers and open jobs to offer.

FCAP Update

September 3, 2024
Is Your Community Association Ready to Fine or Suspend?      Whether your association is a condominium, a cooperative, or a homeowners’ association, chances are that, at one point or another, it has had to deal with a resident who just can’t seem to abide by your governing documents. We all have had that one neighbor who insists on blaring music at odd h ..
July 30, 2024
Architectural Review in Homeowners’ Associations Architectural restrictions are one of the many reasons people purchase homes governed by homeowners’ association as they serve to preserve an aesthetic quality to the community and the value of the homes in the community. However, architectural restrictions are also historically a great source of co ..
June 4, 2024
New Requirements for Condominium Association on Inspections of Official Records The Florida Legislature adopted House Bill (HB) 1021, which makes certain changes to the Chapter 718, or the Condominium Act. Assuming the bill is not vetoed by the Governor, it will become law on July 1, 2024. A comprehensive review of all of the changes is beyond the scope of this article, but one ..
May 2, 2024
Association Contracts Whether your community association is a condominium, cooperative, or a homeowners’ association, Florida law empowers your association to enter into contracts in connection with the maintenance and operation of the community. Often times, your association is all but required to contract with third pa ..
April 3, 2024
Pending New Laws      The 2024 Florida Legislative Session ended Friday, March 8th, and it was one of the busiest sessions in memory in terms of producing new community association legislation. Please remember that these bills do not become law until they have been sent to the Governor who then has fifteen (15) days ..
February 29, 2024
Difficulty with Community Participation? In many communities, voter apathy can be a real issue with members not turning in proxies and not attending meetings.  This does not only impact elections, but also other membership votes, such as amending the governing documents and voting on material alterations.  Simplifying the voting process fo ..
January 29, 2024
What To Do If Your Association Is Served With A Complaint or Is Subject To A Subpoena If your community association is served with a complaint or subpoena, you must promptly forward it to the community association’s legal counsel. As explained in this article, receipt of a complaint or subpoena triggers time sensitive legal obligations that can expose your community association to se ..
January 5, 2024
Effective Community Association Governance Your community association functions as a democratic subsociety, which works most effectively with an active and informed membership.  This requires a level of knowledge and understanding about the community’s operations from both the Board and the membership at large.  We continue to hear that unpr ..