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Management

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

While residents of condos, co-ops, and HOAs do their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying in their homes as…

Management

Reopening Your Community

IREM Offers a Roadmap

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Plateauing in Some Areas

Not the Time to Relax, Say Experts

March 20, 2020

COVID-19 Q&A for Condos, HOAs, & Co-ops

Keeping Pace With the Crisis

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus & COVID-19

Practical Considerations for Boards & Management

Finance

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

It’s a question we’re asked all the time: “Can we use reserves to cover an operating fund shortfall?” Under normal circu…

Finance

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

What to Do About HOA Finances & Arrears During Coronavirus

How Associations Should Respond

2018 December

The Appraisal Process

Knowing Your Worth

2016 December

Reversing the Trend

Reverse Mortgages for Co-ops?

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

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Planning for a rainy day is pretty easy. Have an extra umbrella handy or a waterproof coat, and you’re probably fine. Pl…

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

2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Don’t Overlook the Details!

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

Securing Air Quality in the COVID-19 Era

HVAC, HEPA Filters, and UV Disinfection

COVID-19 has caused more far-ranging, persistent anxiety than any other event in recent history. It has affected our job…

March 20, 2020

Multifamily Cleaning Tips

Keeping Your Community Safe

Maintaining Air Quality

Managing the Indoor Environment

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2020 October

Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

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

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains and Your HOA's Water Supply

Of all the modern conveniences we take for granted, perhaps none is as profoundly basic —and indispensable—as indoor pl…

2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Building Functioning

2013 November

Do It Yourself…Or Not?

When To Call a Pro!

2013 November

Where's the Money?

Alternative Funding for Capital Improvements

2013 November

Live Long and Prosper

Life Spans of Building Systems

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

7/23/2021 Condominiums Facing Costs & Coverage Crisis - What It Means For Policyholders—PR Newswire

In the wake of the recent Surfside tragedy, the condominium insurance market is facing significant changes.
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7/20/2021 Allegedly rampant illegal short-term rentals at Miami’s Opera Tower lead to lawsuit seeking class action—The Real Deal South Florida

For years, the Opera Tower Condominium Association has allowed illegal short-term rentals to run rampant, causing building expenses to skyrocket and property values to crater, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
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7/20/2021 Apartment building roof collapses in Northwest Miami-Dade, no injuries reported, police say—Local 10 News

Police and fire rescue remain on the scene of a three-story apartment building where the roof collapsed after 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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7/20/2021 Letter: Miami building collapse shows need for condo finance reform—Financial Times

Your article “Deadly collapse shines light on Florida’s condo politics” (Report, July 12) very clearly articulates the built-in tendency for stalemate within the collective decision-making required in condominium communities.
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7/20/2021 Oceanfront Miami Beach condo ordered evacuated following bulk buyout deal—The Real Deal South Florida

An oceanfront Miami Beach condo building that recently sold in a bulk buyout deal to developer Mast Capital is declared unsafe by the city and ordered evacuated by mid-August, The Real Deal has learned.
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7/20/2021 Developer sells Mansions at Acqualina penthouse in Sunny Isles Beach for $27M—The Real Deal South Florida

The Trump Group sold a penthouse at Mansions at Acqualina for $27 million, marking the third highest priced condo sale in Miami-Dade history.
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7/12/2021 Property Taxes Indefinitely Suspended For Surfside Condo Collapse Victims—CBS 4 Miami

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order which indefinitely suspends property taxes for residents of the Champlain Towers South condo which partially collapsed on June 24.
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7/9/2021 Champlain’s All-Too-Common Issues: Surfside Tragedy Provokes Reckoning—Commercial Observer

When Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., collapsed on June 24, killing at least 60, the world was shocked.
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7/9/2021 Surfside tragedy rattles Florida’s condo insurance industry—Tampa Bay Times

Within days of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, insurance companies sent letters to owners of condominiums 40 years and older in South Florida, asking for proof that their buildings have passed all inspections, or they will lose their coverage.
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7/9/2021 Facebook Q&A: Condo ownership in Florida—Yahoo! News

Daniel Lustig, attorney and partner at Pike & Lustig, LLP in West Palm Beach, laid out some of the guidelines and rules that condo owners should know about while living in a high-rise complex.
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7/9/2021 Evacuated North Miami Beach Condo Safe for Occupancy: Attorney—NBC 6 South Florida

The Crestview Towers in North Miami Beach remained vacant Tuesday, five days after residents were asked to leave while the building was inspected.
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7/9/2021 After Florida Building Collapse, Task Force to Consider Changes to Condo Laws—The Wall Street Journal

A task force has been created to investigate Florida’s laws surrounding condominiums and make recommendations for legal reforms to the governor’s office and state legislature in the wake of the building collapse in Surfside, according to people familiar with the plans.
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7/8/2021 What the condo collapse means for agents, sellers and buyers—Boston Agent Magazine

The Champlain Towers South collapse emergency is ongoing, and some experts say they expect condo sales, in what was a roaring condo market in Miami, to struggle from the impact.
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7/6/2021 Own a condo? Here’s what you should know about building safety after Surfside.—The Washington Post

The wreckage of Champlain Towers South, reduced last week to a tangled jumble of steel and concrete, has worried residents of other multistory buildings who want assurances that their homes are safe.
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7/6/2021 North Miami Beach orders immediate closure of condo building deemed unsafe—CNN

The city of North Miami Beach has ordered the immediate closure and evacuation of a condo building after a report submitted Friday determined the structure is unsafe, officials said.
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7/6/2021 Florida Judge Orders Surfside Condo Association Board Into Receivership—NPR

A Miami-Dade Circuit judge has placed the Champlain Towers South condo association into receivership.
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7/6/2021 Surfside building collapse has ripple effect on condo residents—Local 10 News

The tragedy in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside had a ripple effect on residents of condominium buildings in south Florida — some of whom had concerns that actually turned out to be unfounded.
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7/6/2021 Condo Repair Problems—WSVN News

After the collapse of Champlain South in Surfside and as proof of problems the condo suffered prior to the tragedy comes to light, other condo owners are sharing their concerns, sending us images of buildings in desperate need of repairs.
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7/6/2021 Miami River condo owners paying nearly $1 mil to fix concrete erosion—Local 10 News

The work to shore up support beams will take about a year at the River Run South six-story condominium complex, which sits on the Miami River.
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7/6/2021 Key Biscayne Takes Action After Video On Social Media Shows Crack In Ceiling Of Condo Parking Garage—CBS News Miami

The Village Manager of Key Biscayne says he has taken action after new video on social media shows a long crack in the ceiling of a parking garage beneath a condominium building.
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