Anna Nelson | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick In the wake of the 2021 Surfside Condominium collapse, Florida lawmakers enacted sweeping reforms to enhance safety, transparency, and accountability within condominiums and cooperatives. Most recently, Florida House Bill 913 (HB 913) was signed into law on June 23, 2025 and will take effect on July 1, 2025.… Continue reading Client Alert: Condo Law Reform – What Florida’s HB 913 Means for Associations and Owners
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Utah’s New HOA Law: What Homeowners Associations And Members Need To Know
Jazmynn Pok | Parsons Behle & Latimer Utah’s 2025 legislative session introduced significant changes to the way homeowners’ associations (HOAs) operate, thanks to House Bill 217. The bill, which took effect on May 7, 2025, touches many aspects of HOA governance. The law expands existing, and introduces new, oversight mechanisms, fee restrictions, transparency requirements, limitations… Continue reading Utah’s New HOA Law: What Homeowners Associations And Members Need To Know
The Maintenance Matrix- Have You Adopted One Yet?
Jonathan Ebertshauser | CHDB Law It can be difficult to determine where the obligation to maintain, repair, replace, or insure starts and stops in an association where maintenance obligations cross over the boundaries of the property line. This is regularly the case in condominium associations where Owners may be responsible for the maintenance of Common… Continue reading The Maintenance Matrix- Have You Adopted One Yet?
Exempt Small Communities From HOA Requirements
Ann E. Stehling and Sarah Kellner | Davis Graham & Stubbs Summary SB24-021 Under current law, certain small communities are exempt from various requirements of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA), which governs the conduct of homeowners’ associations. SB24-021 would consolidate and amend the current exemptions, to state that a cooperative or planned community… Continue reading Exempt Small Communities From HOA Requirements
HOA Has Standing To Bring A Claim On Behalf Of Homeowners For Construction Defect Claims
Andreea Custurea and Thomas Fama | Wood Smith henning & Berman In the case of River’s Side at Washington Sq. Homeowners Assn. v. Superior Court, 3d. Cir. No.C095860 (2023), a homeowners association successfully argued that it had standing to sue for construction defects on behalf of individual unit owners. Under the Right to Repair Act, homeowner… Continue reading HOA Has Standing To Bring A Claim On Behalf Of Homeowners For Construction Defect Claims