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Q: I want to install an energy saving device on my roof that will provide day lighting in my home by natural sunlight. The HOA Board in my community has indicated that this will be voted down if [...]

Q: The developer of our HOA is getting ready to turn over control to the homeowners. One of the first things the homeowners would like to do is cancel the long-term bulk cable television [...]

Q. My board allows a single resident to decorate common areas with cheap flowers and vases.  This same resident planted Agave cactus on a common cul-de-sac island. Most residents quietly complain [...]

Q: I put a paver walk partially on common grounds five years ago for my handicapped wife to walk on. Some people in my community are now saying I need to move it. Is it too late for them to make [...]

Q. Our condominium association has rules and restrictions regarding pets, but prior boards have ignored the restrictions, so some owners are keeping pets that violate the rules. I have just been [...]

Q. Our condominium association is faced with a dilemma regarding hurricane shutters. In your experience, is it better to have the association take responsibility for installing and maintaining [...]

Q. Recently a dispute arose in our community regarding clotheslines and drying clothes outside the unit, such as on the balcony. We have rules about this in our documents, but someone on the [...]

Q: Our condo documents have a weight limit for pets. Recently, a tenant moved in with a large dog that clearly exceeds the weight limit. The tenant claims that the dog is a service animal and not [...]

Q. Our association has security cameras at the community pool and spa, but we recently learned that the association president has the ability to view the feeds from these cameras from his home. [...]

Q. I understand that to be a member of the Board of Directors of a Homeowner Association in Florida, you need to own a home in the community. Is this the case? I heard some opinions that you do [...]