2008

• Condo Alliance prepares legislative proposals (Wynmoor)
• Condominium insurance law leaves confusion in its wake
• Estero HOA turns out lights on Christmas
• Condos hit hard by bulk cable deals
• What to do with an inherited condo in South Florida
• HOAs cry foul over foreclosures
• Recent changes in Florida's condo laws spark interest in Miami Beach
• New laws require certification forms
• Retiree Havens Turn Younger to Combat the Housing Bust -- CVE
• RECALL MEETING À LA ROBERT KAYE, ESQUIRE -- Lighthouse Point Plaza
• Condo associations must purchase windstorm insurance
• TALES FROM THE GALT GULAG -- Fraud and Roses
• The Condo Lawyer -- Inger Garcia -- Record Request -- New Training Requirements
• Homeowner association documents determine who can deliver proxy
• Condominium fee change has residents in an uproar 
• Condo election questions answered
• CCFJ TOWN HALL MEETINGS WINTER 2008 -- 2009
• Seminars may clarify condo law changes
• MEET DBPR Secretary Charles W. Drago "One-On-One" on 11-05-2008
• Citizens' hurricane mitigation discounts help condo associations
• FLORIDA'S CONDO OWNERS' WORST ENEMY: DIVISION CHIEF MICHAEL COCHRAN!
• FORECLOSURES IN CONDOS -- A CRISIS? Town Hall Meeting In Miami Beach
• Residents of The Island Club Condominium concerned about $60,000 assessment
• Condo owner says 'no-pets' rule is not enforced fairly
• DECEIT CREATES TAX DISTRICT (PALM AIRE)
• Condo Ombudsman's office remains empty
• Hurricane-damaged Volusia condo deserves nearly $1M from state insurer, jury decides
• Condo boards want banks' 'free ride' to end
• Condo board powers in storm emergency raise questions
• CONTRACTOR MICHAEL ADKINS PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE FELONY
• RECALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS? NO EQUAL RIGHTS!

• IMPORTANT CONDO TOWN HALL MEETING MIAMI -- October 15, 2008

• Survey: owners want more board power

• Entra en vigor nueva ley de condominios más estricta

• Condo rules baffle you? Do the research

• Charlotte Square sorting out fiscal fiasco -- Charlotte Square Condominium Ass.

• Paying off her home may lead to poorhouse

• Homeowner association boards want more power (CAN Survey)

• ARE SENIOR CONDO OWNERS TOO TRUSTING? FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT

• Fort Lauderdale condo association has dog fight -- Sunrise East Condominium

• Condo owners fear big losses from theft

• Sheriff's Office investigating Charlotte Square

• $1 million condo account theft suspected -- Charlotte Square Condominium Ass.

• Condo owners fear embezzlement -- Charlotte Square Condominium Ass.

• Talk With CAM : Changes to the Florida Condominium Act, 2008: REP. JULIO ROBAINA

• State report chastises Florida mortgage regulators

• CIRCUMVENTING FLORIDA LAWS? NO PROBLEM!

• Amputee, condo spar over leashes -- Springwood Village Condominium Ass.

• COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER COMPLAINTS -- NO PROBABLE CAUSE?

• Condo column: A lesson in living with rules

• SHOULD LAW FIRMS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES?

• Tax rolls plunge with condo values in three Broward County cities

• Davie condo association embezzler sentenced to 20 years in prison

• Broward condo swindler gets 20 years in prison

• Before buying, check out place thoroughly

• Más regulaciones aprobadas para los condominios entran en vigor en octubre

• Police: St. Pete Condo Complex Manager Bilked Association

• ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL WITH A PRIVATE AGENDA: GEORGE BRUMMER, VICE MAYOR OF POMPANO BEACH

• ASSOCIATION LIFE IS NEVER BORING! ANOTHER WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS?

• Condo ombudsman flooded with questions from owners, board members, attorneys

• FIGHTING STAGGERED TERMS? FAVORING TERM LIMITS? WONDER WHY?

• Condo clash ends in killing

• Condo owners' long wait after storm may be ending

• Hutchinson Island condos sued over alleged insurance pay-out issues

• Self-insured condo fund may forfeit state license

• Court asked to reconsider liability for condo owners' outside property

• Rental bans hurting more condo owners in shaky housing market

• Condo owners win first round in legal feud with Coconut Point

• WHAT PROPERTY VALUES?

• Homeowner associations face possible state regulation

• Condo conversion could force out owners -- Eden of Boca Raton Condos

• Davie residents: Imprison condo chief who stole $759,654

• About Condo Management Systems -- No License

• New rules for condo, homeowner and community associations

• Some converted condo owners powerless

• TALES FROM THE GALT GULAG -- The Bubble And The Crash

• Crist praised for veto of flawed bill on homeowner associations

• WHY BURDEN CITIZENS FOR OTHER FOLKS' ENJOYMENT?

• INVESTIGATION? NO -- JUST A JOKE! ALL FLORIDA MANAGEMENT

• Hotel Converted To Condos Now Buying Out Owners To Become Hotel Again

• Associations grapple with economic downturn

• Condo bust draws scams and squatters

• Key Biscayne condo's occupancy rule remains despite lawsuit -- Key Colony No. 4

• Ugly Boca condo 'Eden' could become a shiny, new 'Pearl'

• Margate man to battle condo over right to run toy motorboat in lake

• Condo law change gives emergency power to directors

• Little boat stirs up a fuss among Margate condo neighbors

• Reporting illegal condo activity can be risky

• Condo developer puts more than 2 dozen units up for auction -- Panama City Beach

• Boca's Eden developer returns with another proposal

• DOES A CONDO BOARD MEMBER HAVE TO BE A DEEDED OWNER?

• When it comes to condo and homeowner association rules, just about anything is game

• VOTING ELEVATORS AND CLOSETS -- CONDO ELECTIONS

• Attorney General, DBPR probing Eden condo project -- Eden of Boca Raton Condos

• PRESIDENT BOFFA'S DREAM-TEAM EXPENSIVE FOR CONDO OWNERS

• Collateral Foreclosure Damage for Condo Owners

• Local Condos Unsafe; Owners Face Big Fees (VIDEO)

• Broward condo tries to ban Segway riders

• As dues dry up, Denver neighbors pay

• AG’s office subpoenas records from developers of Eden condos

• Almost homeless over $100

• DONNA BERGER - NOTHING BUT PROPAGANDA

• Florida takes $10 million from condo trust fund

• State subpoenas Eden condo records -- EDEN OF BOCA RATON CONDOS

• GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST SIGNS OWNER-FRIENDLY CONDO BILL

• Finally, Florida has condo rules that make sense

• New rules protecting condo owners become law

• Latest plan for Eden: all independent senior living units

• Changes in Florida condominium law await governor's signature

• SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO CONDO ACT --  CONDO BILL H 995

• "HOSTILE RESIDENT" SHOT DEAD BY SWAT TEAM -- CYPRESS BEND CONDO II ASS

• Pompano Beach man killed by police after going on rage about condo fees

• Condo changes still a priority in Florida Legislature

• Human rights panel rules for Jewish woman over mezuzah

• State steps into Boca's Eden condo saga -- EDEN OF BOCA RATON CONDOS

• Unpaid fees trouble condos -- The Foreclosure Disaster

• Altered Boca project irritates unit owners -- EDEN OF BOCA RATON CONDOS

• TALES FROM THE GALT GULAG -- Interview With Robert J. Rozema

• FORCED TO GIVE UP CONDO -- AS PREDICTED BY ACTIVISTS

• Forced To Give Up Condo (Condo Termination)

• Condo-hotels aren't working for either condo owners or hotel-room renters

• ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS ASK LEGISLATORS FOR HELP -- AGAINST INCREASING FORECLOSURES

• Condo owners find redress with recall votes

• More details revealed in Hallandale condo kickback case -- Parker Plaza Estates

• 'Good people' save disabled vet from eviction in Boca

• Fraud - Or Carelessness Of Board - May Cost Condo Owners $500,000
• Condo board says arrangement to help disabled vet breaks rule
• ASSOCIATION STATUTES HAVE NO TEETH! GRENELEFE CONDO ASS. NO.1
• As Sky Falls, Condos Look For Protection
• Financial and record keeping shenanigans are being reviewed -- Inger Garcia, Esq.
• Two years after Wilma, life's not back to normal for many homeowners 
• 401 Blues -- Another Condo Conversion Nightmare
• Condo Protest --Woman chains herself to gate to protest HOA
• Older retirement communities face parking dilemmas
• Escándalos en condominios a discusión en Tallahassee
• Crist again eyes trust fund money to balance budget
• Legislation may clarify condo claims
• Legislature set to revise condo, homeowner association laws
• Vast majority of condo owners are pleased with their boards, state figures show
• Condo activists urge board accountability at Deerfield Beach conference
• AN AFFIDAVIT MAKES WRONG RIGHT! MINIMUM IN THE OPINION OF THE DIVISION
• GOLF CURSES -- OWNERS FIGHTING MANDATORY MEMBERSHIP
• Orlando Condo Owners Not Paying HOA Fees, OUC To Cut Service (VIDEO)
• House panel hears HOA 'horror stories' during hearing in Pembroke Pines
• BYLAWS? NO HURDLE FOR THE DIVISION! THEY MAKE THEIR OWN RULES!
• CONDO HELL -- One condo owner’s tale of Horror 
• Condo unit owners urged to attend upcoming free events (CONFERENCE)
• MORE ACCUSATIONS AND EXCUSES -- BUT NOT THE TRUTH (PLAYA DEL MAR)
• Judge denies bail to former condo president accused of forgery, theft
• TALES FROM THE GALT GULAG  -- Honor Among Thieves
• FLORIDA'S FIRST NATIONAL HOA -- CONDO CONFERENCE
• Legislators to weigh tougher laws to govern condo associations
• Condo resident bucks rules for love of pet
• Condo buildings buckle under foreclosures
• Tall order: Backup power for elevators urged in shorter buildings in Florida
• BUREAUS OF COMPLIANCE + ELECTIONS? SURE DOESN'T WORK WELL TOGETHER
• New board faces repairs to condos clubbed by Wilma -- Delray Racquet Club Condo
• Castle Beach condos lets owners back after 2 years -- Castle Beach Club Condo
• Boca's Eden condo project may become homes for seniors

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• Condo's owner gets new trial - Houston, TX

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