Dos and Don’ts of Election Challenges

Community association voting process for condo board elections and property management decisions

By Jeffrey A. Rembaum, Esq. / Published March 2024 Pursuant to their relevant statutory provisions, election disputes that take place in condominium, homeowners’, and cooperative associations are subject to mandatory nonbinding arbitration before the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes (the “Division,” for short). It is referred to as “nonbinding” because the arbitrator’s […]

Many “A” Grades as More Insurance Carriers Enter the Florida Market

Property condition grading scale for real estate and property management quality assessment

Yet many signs of caution, further action needed Demotech issues a strong report card for its Florida property insurance companies, another carrier enters the marketplace, the reality check that we’re not out of the woods yet, plus the NAIC calls for states to collect more granular data to find property insurance affordability and availability gaps. […]

Five Questions for Lisa Miller, Florida’s former Deputy Insurance Commissioner

Lisa Miller discussing condominium insurance and property risk in five questions interview article

ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED BY: LISA MILLER, CEO OF LISA MILLER & ASSOCIATES Q: Why are Florida’s property insurance rates the highest in the nation? A: Three reasons: weather, litigation, and reinsurance. Florida is a peninsula that sticks out into the warmest ocean and gulf currents in the nation. It has 1,300 miles of coastline with nearly […]