condo association fees: COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AS LANDLORD - WHO GETS THE RENT? - 06/01/11 04:41 PM
Can a community association declare itself the "landlord" of a rented unit or home if it is not getting paid its assessments?  In Florida it can and it may keep 100% of the rents to apply against all the delinquent assessments on that unit /home.  This is a clarification of the prior 2010 law that opened up a statutory method for associations to stop providing services to delinquent owners when the owner is collecting rent yet not paying the association.

July 1st Effective Date:
The 2011 Legislature passed HB 1195 in May (which will go into effect on July 1st … (13 comments)

condo association fees: COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS THRU RENT - POWERFUL TOOL FOR FLORIDA ASSOCIATIONS - 09/04/10 12:32 PM
Will collecting rents from tenants of delinquent owners help cash strapped associations? Florida enacted Florida Statutes 718.116(11) for condominium associations and 720.3085(8) for homeowner and property associations (and property associations) and 719.108(10) for cooperative associations effective July 1, 2010.  These laws are essentially identical and allow an Association to directly collect rents from Tenants occupying the home and if the Tenant fails to pay the Association, to evict the Tenant as if the Association were the landlord.
But I have been fielding many questions regarding this law, so it is time to address the most popular. (A copy of the 720.3085(8) … (35 comments)

condo association fees: FLORIDA SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES FORECLOSURE SALE CANCELLATIONS - 02/17/10 02:52 PM
The Florida Supreme Court last week published its decision bringing to task lenders that - at the last minute - cancel foreclosure sales.  The court had been petitioned primarily by condominium associations, homeowner associations and property owner associations for something to prevent lenders from dragging on foreclosure proceedings in an effort to delay payment of association fees and assessments.  The practice has also seen some press as - reverse foreclosures - where the association pushed the court to force the lender to stop dragging its feet and get a foreclosure judgment and sale date.
The full decision called IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO … (9 comments)

 
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