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Condo residents in Florida are in uproar after being served a huge $21 million special assessment bill for repairs - just 16 years after construction. Some residents of the two condo buildings in Brickell, Miami, face individual payments of more than $40,000, leaving them feeling blindsided and financially overwhelmed. Some are even considering selling up as a result. The condo board insists the repairs are urgent and required under law, and work is already underway on projects such as a roof replacement and a pool deck restoration. But residents are questioning why, after construction finished less than two decades ago,...

Per an HOA rule written in 1976, residents in Meadows subdivision in Sarasota are banned from parking their vehicles at home between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. MacIntyre agreed to follow the HOA’s rules and regulations when he bought his home in 2019. If he did park his truck on his driveway, The Meadows’ nightly safety patrol could issue him with a warning letter, fines or tow his vehicle. Effective July 1, Florida House Bill 1203 has adopted sweeping changes for HOAs in the Sunshine State. The law overhauled many issues, including director education, records maintenance, meeting requirements, fines and,...