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12/24/2025  Jury awards Miami condo owners $6.3 million after mismanagement claims - NBC
12/24/2025  Jury awards Miami condo owners $6.3 million after mismanagement claims - NBC
A group of Miami condominium owners says a massive special assessment left them with no choice but to fight back.
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12/18/2025  Condo says no to hurricane windows, doors despite Florida law. Is that legal? - Palm Beach Post
12/18/2025  Condo says no to hurricane windows, doors despite Florida law. Is that legal? - Palm Beach Post
Question: I live in a condominium and want to replace my screened lanai with hurricane impact windows. I am not enlarging the lanai, and the windows will conform to the ones required by the association. I have a bid to replace the screens with windows and replace the screened door with an impact rated door.
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12/12/2025  How repricing could spur a South Florida condo boom in 2026 - Mortgage Professional America
12/12/2025  How repricing could spur a South Florida condo boom in 2026 - Mortgage Professional America
The state of Florida has been dealing with issues in the condominium space for a while, and some of those issues are likely to carry over into 2026. While some are hopeful that regulatory changes could help revitalize the condo market, one executive said another factor could help get development rolling, especially in South Florida.
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12/10/2025  What does new Florida law say about condo boards streaming meetings? - Palm Beach Post
12/10/2025  What does new Florida law say about condo boards streaming meetings? - Palm Beach Post
Question: About a year ago, I asked if an owner who virtually attended a condominium board meeting was permitted to speak and/or ask a question. Your reply was that there was no law pertaining to that situation. Now, with a lot of new laws in Chapter 718, has there been any change in the law where an owner must be allowed to speak? Signed, N.S.
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12/5/2025  The high cost of high-rise condo living in South Florida - WLRN
12/5/2025  The high cost of high-rise condo living in South Florida - WLRN
It is more expensive to own a high-rise condo in South Florida than just about anywhere else in the U.S. except for an island between the East and Hudson rivers. And that doesn’t include paying for the condo itself. That’s just the cost of upkeep in the form of monthly fees.
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12/1/2025  Developer Duo Close $418M Financing for Sunny Isles Condo Towers - Connect CRE
12/1/2025  Developer Duo Close $418M Financing for Sunny Isles Condo Towers - Connect CRE
Fortune International Group and Chateau Group secured a $418.3 million construction loan for the St. Regis Residences, Sunny Isles Beach condo towers. Bank OZK was the lender.
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11/26/2025  Homeowner association doubles fees without member vote. Is that legal? - Palm Beach Post
11/26/2025  Homeowner association doubles fees without member vote. Is that legal? - Palm Beach Post
Question: I live in a small phase of my community. The second quarter of this year our assessment fees were raised 110% overnight. We didn't receive any prior written notice of the increase. We just got the quarterly bill with the increase shown. Our bylaws and Section 720.303 of Florida law state that assessment increases cannot be more than 5%. When I approached the board, they just gave a backhanded answer for the increase. Is there anything we can do to have them show the real reason for the increase? I've already discovered that they've broken many rules of the covenants and bylaws. If they voted improperly for this increase without members voting isn't that illegal as well? Signed, M.C.
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11/24/2025  Domexa Labs Creates Condo Health Score to Help Florida Homebuyers and Investors - Grit Daily
11/24/2025  Domexa Labs Creates Condo Health Score to Help Florida Homebuyers and Investors - Grit Daily
After years of navigating the complexities of condominium ownership and association governance in Florida, longtime condo board members Laura Murray and Adam Cohen decided they had had enough. Rather than accept the status quo of scattered information, ever-changing regulations, and costly legal consultations, they built a solution: Domexa Labs.
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11/7/2025  Continuum Company snatches up condos in buyout, plans redevelopment - South Florida Agent
11/7/2025  Continuum Company snatches up condos in buyout, plans redevelopment - South Florida Agent
Continuum Company purchased all 46 units of the Mariners Bay Condominiums in North Miami. The New York- and Miami-based real estate development firm plans to transform the site into a waterfront development and recently secured rezoning that would allow a 217-foot residential tower.
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11/3/2025  Condo sales are up: What the numbers say about the South Florida housing market - Miami Herald
11/3/2025  Condo sales are up: What the numbers say about the South Florida housing market - Miami Herald
Miami-Dade and Broward real estate posted their best sales month of the year in September as total single-family homes and condo sales in both counties all grew year-over-year, according to statistics released by the Miami Association of Realtors.
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10/24/2025  Florida's aging waterfront condos become gold mines as owners cash in on developer buyouts - Fox Business
10/24/2025  Florida's aging waterfront condos become gold mines as owners cash in on developer buyouts - Fox Business
"The residents, the owners, understand how hard it is to keep up the maintenance of the buildings, and they understand that it's getting harder and harder every year with the increase of everything," North Bay Village's Harbor Condominium Homeowners Association treasurer Juan Llorente told Fox News Digital.
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10/17/2025  Florida Condo Owners Score Legal Victory in Fight Over $35,000 Special Assessment - Realtor.com
10/17/2025  Florida Condo Owners Score Legal Victory in Fight Over $35,000 Special Assessment - Realtor.com
A group of condo unit owners in Florida just won a legal victory against their own board in a fight over a whopping special assessment, after a judge ordered the association leadership to hand over all records and control to a new board.
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10/14/2025  Jury sides with South Florida property management company in HOA dispute - NBC
10/14/2025  Jury sides with South Florida property management company in HOA dispute - NBC
A South Florida property management company accused of taking nearly half a million dollars from a Sunrise community has prevailed in a civil lawsuit — but the company’s owner is still facing criminal charges in connection to the same case.
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10/8/2025  Breaking Homebuilder files for bankruptcy with millions in debts Sign up for breaking news alerts Close Residential Real Estate Condo sells for Bal Harbour record $30.5 million (Photos) - South Florida Business Journal
10/8/2025  Breaking Homebuilder files for bankruptcy with millions in debts Sign up for breaking news alerts Close Residential Real Estate Condo sells for Bal Harbour record $30.5 million (Photos) - South Florida Business Journal
This condo has three bedrooms, four bathrooms, two half-bathrooms, two dressing rooms, and an expansive wrap-around balcony.
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9/30/2025  What jumped at double the inflation rate in South Florida? Condo unit insurance - WLRN
9/30/2025  What jumped at double the inflation rate in South Florida? Condo unit insurance - WLRN
In the years between the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside and hurricanes Helene and Milton, the average annual insurance premium for condominium owners jumped by over 50%.
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9/22/2025  Can Florida condo lock owners out of the pool area at night, ban food and drink nearby? - Palm Beach Post
9/22/2025  Can Florida condo lock owners out of the pool area at night, ban food and drink nearby? - Palm Beach Post
Question: Our condominium complex has a few rules regarding the pool area that are more restrictive than Florida statutes and the Department of Health rules regarding food and beverages at the pool area. The health department rule is that only commercially bottled water is allowed in the wet deck area (4’ around the perimeter of the pool), but our community has a rule that bans food or beverages (other than water) through the entire fenced pool area.
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9/15/2025  Can my condo board prevent me from installing a retractable hurricane patio screen? - Palm Beach Post
9/15/2025  Can my condo board prevent me from installing a retractable hurricane patio screen? - Palm Beach Post
Question: I live in an upscale condominium. My unit has a large outdoor patio, a small part of which is under cover. I have a large amount of patio furniture.
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9/11/2025  Surfside condo collapse: Report points to pool deck design issues - Boston 25
9/11/2025  Surfside condo collapse: Report points to pool deck design issues - Boston 25
The investigation into the deadly collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium has determined that the pool deck’s design was to blame for the tragedy.
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9/9/2025  Florida condo crisis: Think your roof is OK to be insured? So did this Jupiter association - Palm Beach Post
9/9/2025  Florida condo crisis: Think your roof is OK to be insured? So did this Jupiter association - Palm Beach Post
Residents at the Ocean Parks condo association had every reason to think they were covered — a roof inspection's finding of more than a collective century of usable life on their 15 roofs would seem an assurance the property would remain insurable.
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9/5/2025  Older South Florida condos now selling faster than new construction units amid affordability crunch - Fox Business
9/5/2025  Older South Florida condos now selling faster than new construction units amid affordability crunch - Fox Business
Condos built more than 30 years ago are becoming some of the hottest properties in South Florida, with recent data showing they’re selling faster than newer units — often for less than half the price.
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