The case stemmed from a couple’s effort to build an accessory dwelling unit on their lot, but their HOA denied it on the ...

Q: Our board has a member whose participation is perfunctory at best. He rarely responds to emails or participates in email discussions. He misses meetings. When he does attend meetings, he rarely ...

The “Seinfeld” TV series in the 1990s had a running joke set in “Del Boca Vista,” a fictitious condo community in which his retired parents lived in Florida. Its Homeowners Association Board was a ...

Living in a homeowners association can come with a legion of perks—like manicured common lawns, swanky amenities, and some rad Fourth of July barbecues. But anyone living in an HOA community will tell ...

Live in a home governed by a condominium, co-op or homeowner's association? Have questions about what they can and cannot do? Ryan Poliakoff, an attorney and author based in Boca Raton, has answers.

Homeowners’ associations are meant to build community, not barricade it with bureaucracy. But when five long-standing board members weaponized the rulebook against everyone, one homeowner decided it ...

Living in an area regulated by a Homeowner’s Association (HOA) can be a struggle. From being policed about garden gnomes to paying outrageous fines, it’s a controversial subject, to say the least.

A: Civil Code Section 5105 (f) says that if nominees are disqualified that directors must be held to the same standards, so ...

First responders expect chaos, but not over assigned parking. One paramedic was just trying to do their job when an entitled ...

Q: What an absolute breath of fresh air at the mere mention of fiduciary duty by a newly elected board member in your Oct. 6 Las Vegas Review-Journal column. At times, I have wondered if that idea, ...

Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, Coral Gables and Boca Raton, the firm represents ...

Living in a homeowners association can come with a legion of perks—like manicured common lawns, swanky amenities, and some rad Fourth of July barbecues. But it can also come with some unenforceable ...