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Management

Environmental Irritants

Managing Allergens & Indoor Air Quality

For nearly two years now, the pandemic has dominated just about every corner of multifamily community management—particu…

Management

2021 Winter/Expo

40-Year Building Inspections

Is Your Condo Ready?

2021 October

Keeping an Often Digital Paper Trail

Best Practices for Maintaining Community Association Records

2020 October

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

Reopening Your Community

IREM Offers a Roadmap

Finance

As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

The Community Associations Institute (CAI) estimates that 74 million Americans live in communities managed by homeowners…

Finance

Co-op & Condo Financing

Looking for Loans

Co-op & Condo Financing

Looking for Loans

As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

2020 October

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

On The Board

Airbnb vs. COVID-19

Governors, Boards & Residents Support Short-Term Rental Ban

Editor’s Note: During this crisis, The Cooperator family of publications will be passing along information, tips, and FA…

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls for 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

Florida HOA Boards Cleared to Use Emergency Powers Statutes

DBPR Issues Emergency Order

March 26, 2020

Dealing With Coronavirus Exposure

Board Powers & Limitations

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Pet Peeves

Making & Enforcing Fair Pet Rules

Time was, if you said that a co-op or condo building was ‘going to the dogs,’ it was a bad thing. These days, however, t…

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

Managing Day-to-Day Priorities

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He wa…

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2014 February

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records

Maintenance

Supporting Essential Building Workers

Showing Your Staff You Care

Over the last year and a half, the boards, managers, and residents of condos, HOAs, and other multifamily communities ha…

2021 Winter/Expo

Trends in Multifamily Building Technology

Building Systems Better

2021 October

40-Year Building Inspections

Is Your Condo Ready?

2021 October

Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

Building Better in Surfside’s Wake

Out of Tragedy Comes Reform

Supporting Essential Building Workers

Showing Your Staff You Care

Over the last year and a half, the boards, managers, and residents of condos, HOAs, and other multifamily communities ha…

2021 Winter/Expo

Trends in Multifamily Building Technology

Building Systems Better

2014 November

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains and Your HOA's Water Supply

2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Building Functioning

2013 November

Do It Yourself…Or Not?

When To Call a Pro!

Care and Maintenance of Skylights

Keeping a Value-Adding Amenity From Being a Liability

No matter what time of year, the addition of natural light into a living space can do more to boost the spirits of its o…

2017 April

Identifying Leaks

Stopping Water Damage in Its Tracks

2017 April

Sinkholes!

When the Ground Gives Way

2017 April

Exterior Inspections

How’s Your Facade?

2016 March

Managing Owners' Renovations

Tear Down This Wall

Insurance

Cooperator Expo South Florida Returns to Ft. Lauderdale

South Florida's Biggest & Best Condo, HOA & Apartment Expo

Property Insurance Basics

What Boards Need to Know

Understanding Your Coverage

Common Terms and Options for Insurance

Homesharing and Insurance

What Your Board Should Know

Identifying Insurance Options

One Size Does Not Fit All!

Design

Design for All

The Functionality of Universal Design

Splish-Splash

Enhancing Your Community with Water Features

New Life for Unused Rooms

Re-Tooling Common Areas

Uncommon Areas

Sprucing Up Shared Spaces

Organizations

The Insurance Information Institute

A One-Stop Resource for Florida Homeowners

The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association

Leading Florida's Green Industry

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

The Florida Swimming Pool Association

Training, Education and Professionalism for Pool Administrators

Aiming for Green

A Look at the US Green Buildings Council

News

5/24/2022 A Luxury Development Boom Is Reshaping Miami’s Edgewater—Commercial Observer

Along Biscayne Bay just north of downtown Miami, the Edgewater area has emerged as a sweet spot for real estate investment amid South Florida’s wider migration-driven boom.
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5/12/2022 Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse—The Washington Post

A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday.
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5/12/2022 Townhouse-Like Condo in Palm Beach, Florida, Sells for Record $18.6 Million—Mansion Global

A townhouse-like condominium in Palm Beach, Florida, sold for $18.6 million this week, making it the most expensive condo unit in the town, according to the multiple listing service.
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5/12/2022 Surfside investor completes $34M Hollywood bulk condo purchase—The Real Deal

A Surfside-based real estate investment firm completed a $33.9 million bulk condo purchase in Hollywood.
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5/12/2022 Retirees with guns: Kings Point dog walker shot by golf-cart vigilante in condo caper—The Palm Beach Post

Years ago, some cars in suburban Delray Beach used to display the bumper sticker, “Pray for me, I drive by Kings Point.”
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4/12/2022 You Thought Palm Beach Real Estate Was Hot? West Palm Beach Isn’t Too Far Behind.—Mansion Global

Six years ago, Michael and Roberta Joseph spent about $8.5 million to build a modern house on the water in Palm Beach, Fla.
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4/8/2022 North Miami Beach Condo Building Deemed Structurally Unsafe, Ordered Evacuated—NBC 6 Miami

A North Miami Beach condominium building was being evacuated Monday after it was deemed to be structurally unsafe, city officials said.
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4/1/2022 Prehistoric Human Remains Found at Miami Luxury-Condo Site—Wall Street Journal

Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric human remains, ceremonial artifacts and possibly the footprint of an ancient dwelling on the site of a planned 75-story residential condo tower in Miami, raising questions about whether the luxury project may face delays and modifications.
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3/28/2022 South Florida’s Spring Launches Will Fuel a Booming Condo Market—Mansion Global

With its low taxes, great weather and an increasingly sophisticated metropolitan quality of life, the booming Miami-Dade County real estate market shows no signs of letting up, with a new crop of luxury homes coming to market this spring.
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3/21/2022 Related to build condo tower on city-owned beachfront site in Hollywood—The Real Deal South Florida

Related Group won city approval to rebuild a beachfront community center and develop a downsized condominium tower on about 4 acres of city-owned land in Hollywood.
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3/17/2022 New pooling of water at construction site of Miami’s ‘deepest’ underground garage sparks concern—Local 10 News

People living near Una Residences, a luxury condo project under construction in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, shared pictures on Sunday of what appears to be pooling at the site.
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3/17/2022 Surfside Condo Collapse Audio Files Accidentally Deleted: Report—Patch.com

During the first hours of the search-and-rescue efforts at the site of the June 24 collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, a Miami-Dade County worker deleted key audio files, according to a USA Today investigation.
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3/14/2022 2 hospitalized after fire erupts inside condominium unit—Local 10 News

A fire erupted Saturday morning at a condominium building in Miami-Dade County, sending two people to the hospital, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed.
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3/14/2022 Trump Group, Suffolk Construction sue each other over Estates at Acqualina—The Real Deal South Florida

Affiliates of Trump Group and Suffolk Construction filed dueling lawsuits over the delayed Estates at Acqualina, a sold-out, $1.8 billion condo development in Sunny Isles Beach.
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3/14/2022 Florida fails to pass condo safety measures following Surfside collapse—NBC News

In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster.
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3/11/2022 South Florida Man Says Condo Wrote Him Up for Pro-Ukraine Car Decorations—News 6 Miami

A South Florida man is fuming after he says his condo association gave him a violation notice for signs and flags on his car in support of Ukraine.
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3/9/2022 Stephanie Parker Promoted to President of FirstService Residential's South Florida Condo-HOA Division—WFMZ

Stephanie Parker has been promoted to president of FirstService Residential's South Florida Condo-HOA division, overseeing operations and growth initiatives in markets located in eastern and southwestern Florida.
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3/7/2022 Whistleblower fired after reporting Bradenton condo mangroves were ‘filled in’ with waste—WFLA News

Palma Sola Harbour in Bradenton includes sweeping views of the bay, but mangroves on the border of the condo complex have allegedly been harmed with various types of solid waste.
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3/4/2022 1 transported after explosion at Wilton Manors condo complex—7 News Miami

One person has been transported to the hospital after an explosion in Wilton Manors.
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3/4/2022 Sweeping disclosure rules for Miami-Dade condos, homeowner associations become law—Miami Herald

Miami-Dade County commissioners on Tuesday passed sweeping disclosure rules for all condominium and homeowner associations, requiring public filings of financial statements and structural reports.
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