2009

• Couple hit Seminole condo with disability discrimination lawsuit

• Key Largo Ocean Resort's board of directors recalled

• FAIR BOARD ELECTIONS A CURSE?

• 2009 brutal for South Florida condo sales, but signs encouraging

• Kissimmee Condo Complex Gets Makeover

• CHARLOTTE SQUARE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS VERY UNHAPPY: 16 MONTHS -- AND NOTHING HAPPENS!

• Largo woman had help stealing from homeowner groups, lawyer asserts

• Condo buyers allege flipping scheme

• Judge won't name receiver for downtown Miami condo

• Tamarac group looks to reform condo legislation

• THE FACTS ABOUT THE VENTNOR B LAWSUIT -- AS SAD AS THEY MAY BE!

• Lawmakers seek to have condo issues addressed at special legislative session

• DON'T GIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES YOUR MONEY!

• Homeowners take over struggling East Naples development

• HOW TO CIRCUMVENT THE STATUTES -- WITH THE HELP OF THE DBPR!

• Homeowners groups feel economy's pain, too

• WARNING TO EUROPEANS: FLORIDA CONDO RIP-OFF!
• Parkview Point Condo Manager Busted for Organized Fraud
• Imperial House evacuated as surf threatens to undermine building's foundation
• QUO VADIS -- COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS? HOA/CONDO TOWN HALL MEETING
• Town hall draws crowd, questions about condos, HOAs
• Condo association says half its owners are behind on a total of $675,000 in fees
• HOA Threatens Foreclosure Over Fees (VIDEO)
• If you lived in Ventnor B, you may never go home again!
• Agent accused of real estate fraud at center of bizarre condo foreclosure
• Condo board tries new tactic to collect delinquent fees
• Condo input lacking as state studies cost of retrofit
• Foreclosure crisis far from over for South Florida
• Suits claim housing bias in Fort Lauderdale -- Imperial Point Colonnades Condominium
• As vacancies proliferate, so do mold problems
• Foreclosure bills face uphill climb
• Prepare to pay more for Florida home insurance
• WARNING LETTER BY DBPR: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACCOUNTING RECORDS
• It's lonely in Condo Land
• DBPR KNOWINGLY LIES TO CITIZENS -- IN WRITING!
• New FHA rule will make it harder to obtain a condo home loan
• Condo Residents' Water Not Shut Off
• Water to be shut off at Kissimmee condos (VIDEO)
• Condo owner gets water back -- HOA had shut it off (Video)
• Condo converter ordered to turn over 15 units to association
• State prosecutors sue Boca condo's developer over 'deceptive' sales practices
• Eden condo developer sues Boca over permits -- Boca Eden Condos
• Kindness of the masses rallies to help couple and their cat
• CONDO ELECTIONS -- HOW DIFFICULT CAN IT BE? -- Ashby D Condominium
• Condos sic judges on owners for back fees
• Suit targets 44-year-old couple who own an age-restricted condo
• NEW RECORD SETTING RECALL ARBITRATION LASTS 284 DAYS!
• A FINANCIAL EXAMINER WITH NOTHING TO EXAMINE -- OR: DBPR LOGIC!
• Stuart couple in fight with homeowner’s association over cat
• DBPR ARBITRATORS VIOLATE THEIR OWN RULES!
• Mirassou Condo seeks new system to collect owners' fees
• Embezzler gets 10 years in prison, 20 years probation
• East Lake condo complex taken over by Corus Bank of Chicago
• DBPR ACTIONS COSTLY FOR CONDO OWNERS!
• Associations wary after two arrested for condo thefts
• Court ruling helps community associations crack down on deadbeats
• South Florida condo conversions collapse
• End of Eden? Boca City Council rejects plea for permit extension to complete project
• Ruling helps condos collect delinquent fees
• 3rd DCA upholds use of condo receivers
• Condo deadbeat lists may be effective, but also illegal
• Dog lovers hot under collar in Boca condo clash -- Boca Lakes Condominium
• Boca officials say no to Eden developer -- Boca Eden Condos
• Condo Owners Are On Their Own -- State Attorney Is Not Prosecuting (Grandview Palace)
• Boynton Beach police charge former HOA president with stealing $166,646 from condo association
• CONDO CONNED OUT OF NEARLY A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
• Condominium and Foreclosure Forum with Representative Julio Robaina
• Condos in yearslong battle with insurer over hurricane repairs
• Mounting bills force condo associations into bankruptcy
• Buxton Properties' grand deficit sends condo, homeowner associations scrambling
• Leaky Brickell condo prompts legal tangle
• Condo groups can limit bleeding from foreclosures
• OUC starts shutting down water, power in Veranda Park
• Community associations confront squatters
• Boca set to decide on delayed project -- Boca Eden Condos
• Community associations can be easy targets for con artists
• Condo zombies haunt Miami
• Last chance for Eden?
• Condo dwellers finding empty buildings
• Condos squeeze deadbeat residents
• If no one's paying the mortgage, who's got the property insurance?
• Crist veto kills financial reprieve for condo owners, associations
• It costs too much, say condo owners
• West Coast -- Contact DBPR Secretary Charles W. Drago On-Line
• EDEN FIGHTS BACK -- LAWYER SAYS PERMITS FOR LONG-DELAYED DEVELOPMENT ARE NOT VOID
• Condo owners need task force to study issues, lawmakers say
• On some condo boards, time is money
• Condo advocates decry banking lobbyists' influence
• 9 MONTH -- AND STILL NOTHING! -- CHARLOTTE SQUARE $1 MILLION EMBEZZLEMENT UPDATE
• Condo communities struggle to deal with hoarders
• WHERE WAS "CALL" WHEN WE OWNERS NEEDED IT?
• Boards a-Twitter about laws
• Contact DBPR Secretary Charles W. Drago On-Line During Office Hours
• Vet's Patriotic Stickers Under Fire (Video)
• Florida lawmakers tap condo fund as owners' complaints rise
• Associations need a storm plan
• Condo associations imperiled after Legislature denies aid
• Ruling Clears Way For Condo Assoc. Fee Collections (Video)
• Cracking down on deadbeats
• Condo associations dying as fees dry up
• In crazy condo world, rules trump common sense
• Tenant paid thousands in rent for condo that was in foreclosure
• Living With Rules Columnist Daniel Vasquez answers your questions
• Onyx on the Bay units face foreclosure
• Condos at Risk During Storm Season
• Hollywood condo ranks No.1 in foreclosures
• Not much condo reform from legislators, but some relief over condo insurance confusion
• HOA names deadbeats -- Southpointe Condo Ass. (Video)
• Condo foreclosure reform effort fizzles
• HOA Publicizes Which Residents Not Paying Dues -- Southpointe Condo Ass. (Video)
• Legislators Make A Last Ditch Effort To Assist Condo Owners (Video)
• State names Tuck in Charlotte Square investigation
• You may not have to hand over your keys to your condo association
• A TALE: HOW TO CON THE CONDO OWNERS
• Fairy Tales of Condos from Florida with Love?
• Wynmoor residents fear rules may hurt sales
• What can you do when roaches overtake a vacant condo unit?
• Charlotte Square still sorting out fiscal fiasco
• Foreclosures' trickle-effect: Miami-Dade turns off condo's water
• Miami-Dade water department turns off condo's water
• Lack of water supply forces residents to leave their homes -- Mirassou Condo Ass.
• DONNA BERGER'S PARROTS or BOARDMEMBERS' PRIORITIES
• Condo associations struggle to find owners willing to serve on boards
• PALM-AIRE CONDOS HAVE A BUDGET DEFICIT!
• CONDOMANIA GONE WRONG
• Financial relief for condo associations

• Lee County condos linger in limbo

• Tierra Verde condo owners fear dock sticker shock
• Background check's fee irks widower in condo fray
• Online courses can only help board officials
• No freebies: Water stops if bills unpaid in South Florida
• Condo Complex Abandoned After Foreclosures Hit (VIDEO)
• U.S. property bust threatens condo "death spiral"
• Daniel Vasquez: It's time again to answer your condo questions
• Firm takes over Keys resort icon
• Condo association accounts plundered (VIDEO)
• North Naples woman accused of stealing $100,000 from condo association
• Broward County cuts off water to townhouse community
• Proposed Florida bill would create a condo police force
• Possible closing of Ombudsman's office worries local condo owners
• $ 1 MILLION EMBEZZLEMENT -- AND NOTHING HAPPENS!
• Should cash-strapped condo associations rent units in foreclosure?
• Less-visible provisions may hurt unit owners
• Cities can require condo associations to hire security guards
• Turn the foreclosure tables (H 1397)
• Florida's delinquent condo owners force neighbors to pay more
• PLAZA EAST ELECTION CANCELLED -- Sitting board afraid to lose election?
• Lawmakers look for ways to aid condo associations
• Explore all options before suing your condo board
• Do your homework when checking condo board activities
• Deerfield Beach may shut off water at condo that owes $90,000
• Condo insurance law one of your most asked-about topics
• Bills to address flaws in condo-insurance law
• New rules raise the bar for condo mortgages in Florida
• Legislators File Condo Owners Insurance Repeal Bill
• Condo TV contracts can outlive technology
• Have a problem at your South Florida condo? 
• Unpaid fees put Florida condo owners in foreclosure -- On Top of the World
• MORE SHENANIGANS FROM ASSOCIATION LEADERS -- Villages of Kings Creek Condo
• Lawmakers dream up a condo and homeowner law wish list
• OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST -- CONDO TRUST FUND
• Mediators foresee gloom, doom in condo industry
• New condo law requires owners to buy insurance policy
• A USELESS STATE AGENCY AND A DISMAL SECRETARY: DBPR
• New insurance rules upset condo owners

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