Nicole R Kurtz

October 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A Florida condominium association and its board of directors refused to grant an accommodation to allow an owner to leave his shoes outside the front door of his unit in a condominium building with outdoor walkways.

By Michael L. Hyman and Nicole R. Kurtz

8 minute read

November 13, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Recent TV and newspaper reports highlight how the Florida laws enacted in 2017 to restrain community association fraud are being enforced. However, the coverage also indicates that some associations and property management companies may need to take more aggressive steps to maintain effective monitoring and loss-prevention measures within their communities.

By Nicole R. Kurtz

5 minute read

August 21, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Technology has been the focus of many recent changes to Florida laws, including those that now allow community associations to implement electronic voting and require condominium associations with 150 units or more to have a website containing digital copies of certain official records.

By Nicole R. Kurtz

4 minute read

April 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review

A case in which a trial court concluded may have involved some association election “shenanigans” is going back to the trial court for further proceedings after the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court's order mandating binding arbitration.

By Nicole R. Kurtz

7 minute read

August 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The approval of board-proposed alterations to a condominium association's common elements sometimes requires adherence to the general process prescribed by Florida law, which calls for an affirmative vote from at least 75 percent of the total voting interests in the association.

By Nicole R. Kurtz

1 minute read

May 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review

With the rise of Airbnb and other websites focusing on short-term rentals, community associations that wish to avoid unfettered nightly or weekly rentals to unvetted guests have been forced to take action in an effort to maintain order in their communities, whether by aggressively enforcing their existing rental restrictions or seeking to create new ones, writes Nicole R. Kurtz.

By Commentary by Nicole R. Kurtz

11 minute read

January 18, 2017 | Daily Business Review

An appellate review of a Pompano Beach condo board election sided with management when a date change was ordered, writes attorney Nicole R. Kurtz.

By Commentary by Nicole R. Kurtz

8 minute read