Roughly 42% of Florida residents live in homeowners’ associations (HOAs). While HOAs, or community associations, offer a host of benefits to the residents that live there, they are frequently involved in disputes.

Disputes are so common in fact that Florida law provides that an HOA or homeowner involved in a dispute must mediate the issue before going to court. See Sec. 718.510, Florida Statutes (2022). This provision means that community association board members will likely be involved in a mediation, often for the first time, at some point.