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Understanding House Bill 913: Impacts on Condominiums and Cooperatives
What You Need to Know About House Bill 913: On June 23, 2025, Governor DeSantis signed HB 913. The bill has an effective date of July 1, 2025. The bill addresses the governance, safety, insurance, financial disclosures, and transparency for condominium and cooperative associations, as well as the community association...
Education Requirements for Florida Community Association Managers and Board Members
We have received a large number of inquiries regarding the continuing education requirements for community association managers with respect to the new statutory requirements. We have also received a large number of inquiries regarding the board member certification requirements and the continuing education requirements. I will attempt to clarify these...
Updating Your Condos plus Saturday Board Cert Classes!
The Importance of Modernizing Common Areas in Florida Condominium Buildings Guest contributor, Jeff Solomon In Florida’s competitive real estate landscape, the aesthetic and functional appeal of common areas in condominium buildings plays a critical role in attracting residents and maintaining property values. Common areas, such as lobbies, hallways, clubhouses, pools,...
February 2025 | Q&A Clarifications and Upcoming Board Member Certs
I would like to provide information on several topics I have received questions about and attempt to provide some clarifications. Condominium and HOA Board Member Certification There has been much confusion and misinformation about these new requirements. I will try to simplify the issue. I understand the confusion regarding...
Alert Concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates
Greetings to all of our community association managers and a belated welcome to 2024. I would like to start our monthly newsletters for this year with a Legislative Alert concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates. What you should know: Senate Bill 278 has financial impacts on community associations. The original filed...
Big Data and AI in Construction
Hello and Best Wishes for the Holidays! As a part of our ongoing services for the construction industry, I decided to change how we use our newsletter platform; to serve as an aggregator of what I feel is useful information for those in the construction industry looking to stay on...
Are Drones Roaming Overhead?
Are Drones Roaming Overhead? If you’re hoping that you and your members and owners can keep drones from flying overhead, you’ll be disappointed in what the law has to say on the subject. The controlling law is the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. It is Florida’s companion statutes to federal laws...
Ask Fred-Due to an emergency
Question: My association closed much of the association’s property after Hurricane Irma to repair damages caused by the hurricane. The fallout by association members was shocking. I am pretty sure that the association was within its rights to limit access to association property due to an emergency, but can you...
The Law Spot-In the event of an emergency…
The Florida statutes grants emergency powers to associations when damage has been caused by an event and the state has declared a state of emergency in the area that the association is located. Section 720.316 of the Florida Statutes detailed the emergency powers, which include holding board meetings or canceling...
Current or null and void?
Did you know you can look up any licenses community association firm, community association manager, pre-licensure provider, or continuing education provider? The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation allows anyone to see the status of a license held by community association professionals. If you hold a current license your...
Don’t Vape on Me
Don’t Vape on Me Vaping isn’t a new phenomenon any longer, but the number of persons now using vapes, or more accurately, “nicotine dispending devices” have grown significantly in the last five years. A quick internet search on “statistics on vaping in the United States” provides many articles on the...
The Law Spot-Existing High-rise condominium buildings
The Law Spot Section 718.112(2)(L) of the Florida Statues was changed in the 2019 legislative session by HB 7103. The time required for retrofitting an existing high-rise condominium building has been extended to January 1, 2024. New language in section 718.112(2)(L) requires an association to ensure compliance with the Florida...
Understanding House Bill 913: Impacts on Condominiums and Cooperatives
What You Need to Know About House Bill 913: On June 23, 2025, Governor DeSantis signed HB 913. The bill has an effective date of July 1, 2025. The bill addresses the governance, safety, insurance, financial disclosures, and transparency for condominium and cooperative associations, as well as the community association...
Education Requirements for Florida Community Association Managers and Board Members
We have received a large number of inquiries regarding the continuing education requirements for community association managers with respect to the new statutory requirements. We have also received a large number of inquiries regarding the board member certification requirements and the continuing education requirements. I will attempt to clarify these...
Updating Your Condos plus Saturday Board Cert Classes!
The Importance of Modernizing Common Areas in Florida Condominium Buildings Guest contributor, Jeff Solomon In Florida’s competitive real estate landscape, the aesthetic and functional appeal of common areas in condominium buildings plays a critical role in attracting residents and maintaining property values. Common areas, such as lobbies, hallways, clubhouses, pools,...
February 2025 | Q&A Clarifications and Upcoming Board Member Certs
I would like to provide information on several topics I have received questions about and attempt to provide some clarifications. Condominium and HOA Board Member Certification There has been much confusion and misinformation about these new requirements. I will try to simplify the issue. I understand the confusion regarding...
Alert Concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates
Greetings to all of our community association managers and a belated welcome to 2024. I would like to start our monthly newsletters for this year with a Legislative Alert concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates. What you should know: Senate Bill 278 has financial impacts on community associations. The original filed...
Big Data and AI in Construction
Hello and Best Wishes for the Holidays! As a part of our ongoing services for the construction industry, I decided to change how we use our newsletter platform; to serve as an aggregator of what I feel is useful information for those in the construction industry looking to stay on...
Recording board rules and regulations
Is it true that Board adopted Rules and Regulations have to be recorded within local government. I thought I heard about this at a seminar. Please advise Hello: I received your question about recording board rules and regulations. There is a provision in the Homeowners’ Association Statute, Chapter 720, that...
Ask Fred-It’s easy to forget the basics
CAM Newsletter June 2018 It’s easy to forget the basics, but this questions get right back to it. Question: This may seem like a really simple question, but what are the duties I should expect to perform as a community association manager? Answer: Community association managers have a wide variety...
The Law Spot -Does your contract provide for indemnification?
CAM Newsletter June 2018 Does your contract provide for indemnification? Professional practice standards for community association standards are found in section 468.4334 of the Florida Statutes. Key to the statute is that a community association manager or a community association management firm is deemed to act as agent on...
CAM Newsletter June- Paperless licensing comes to Florida
CAM Newsletter June 2018 Paperless licensing comes to Florida Effective June 7, 2018, community association managers in Florida were given the opportunity for expedited licensing. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) announced “an advancement in how we license construction contractors in the State of Florida”. The implementation of...
Memorial Day 2018-Thank you for your service.
For those who served. Thank you for your service Gray Systems Team
...CAM Newsletter May-Happy sales
CAM Newsletter May 2018 Happy Sales Does your community allow for garage or yard sales? If the answer is yes, then it’s time to get planning for a summer sale. Yard sales, garage sales, rummage sales or bazars are a fantastic way to bring people together. One community hosts...
Understanding House Bill 913: Impacts on Condominiums and Cooperatives
What You Need to Know About House Bill 913: On June 23, 2025, Governor DeSantis signed HB 913. The bill has an effective date of July 1, 2025. The bill addresses the governance, safety, insurance, financial disclosures, and transparency for condominium and cooperative associations, as well as the community association...
Education Requirements for Florida Community Association Managers and Board Members
We have received a large number of inquiries regarding the continuing education requirements for community association managers with respect to the new statutory requirements. We have also received a large number of inquiries regarding the board member certification requirements and the continuing education requirements. I will attempt to clarify these...
Updating Your Condos plus Saturday Board Cert Classes!
The Importance of Modernizing Common Areas in Florida Condominium Buildings Guest contributor, Jeff Solomon In Florida’s competitive real estate landscape, the aesthetic and functional appeal of common areas in condominium buildings plays a critical role in attracting residents and maintaining property values. Common areas, such as lobbies, hallways, clubhouses, pools,...
February 2025 | Q&A Clarifications and Upcoming Board Member Certs
I would like to provide information on several topics I have received questions about and attempt to provide some clarifications. Condominium and HOA Board Member Certification There has been much confusion and misinformation about these new requirements. I will try to simplify the issue. I understand the confusion regarding...
Alert Concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates
Greetings to all of our community association managers and a belated welcome to 2024. I would like to start our monthly newsletters for this year with a Legislative Alert concerning Community Association Estoppel Certificates. What you should know: Senate Bill 278 has financial impacts on community associations. The original filed...
Big Data and AI in Construction
Hello and Best Wishes for the Holidays! As a part of our ongoing services for the construction industry, I decided to change how we use our newsletter platform; to serve as an aggregator of what I feel is useful information for those in the construction industry looking to stay on...
Ask Fred
At Gray Systems, we believe that learning shouldn’t end once you step out of the classroom. This blog allows Fred to share his expertise in the Community Association Management (CAM) and Contractor (CILB & ECLB) industries. It’s a place to discuss industry related trends, code changes, insight, and know-how.
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