News/Announcements
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...
January 2021 Newsletter-It’s Election Season!
First, we hope everyone is safe and secure in these trying times. As we have stated before, we will get through all of this and be stronger and more adapt when this pandemic passes. But, we cannot let our safeguards down yet. The community associations and managers must continue to...
December 2020 Newsletter-Seasons Greetings to you all
First, we at Gray Systems, Inc. want to wish the best to all of our clients and industry colleagues for the holidays. This has been a very unusual and difficult year and we hope everyone is safe and secure as we move to the new year. We look back and...
October/November 2020 Newsletter-Phase 3 for Reopening Florida
Phase Three for Reopening Florida was put into effect by Governor DeSantis. This is assumed by many to mean that the state of Florida is completely open again but that is not the case. We still have some restrictions throughout the state in some cities and counties that still mandate...
The Board’s Responsibility
The Board’s Responsibility Residents will be looking to the board and the associations staff to take the proper steps to keep them safe. But residents also have an obligation to take steps to keep themselves and their neighbors safe and to heed the protocols being put in place by the...
Community Guests / Exposed Residents and Residents Who Have Tested Positive
Community Guests Unless your community is under quarantine, you cannot prevent owners from having guests visit them in their homes. Some of these guests may be necessary caretakers. However, you can ask your members to voluntarily reduce the number of guests they invite into the community and you can suspend...
COVID – 19 UPDATE
The director of the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes has confirmed that the boards of community associations and cooperatives may utilize the statutory emergency powers as provided in the Governor’s Emergency order and the provision of F.S. 718.1265, 719.128 and 720.316. This allows rescheduling of meetings, taking...
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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