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When a Florida condo board ignores building safety issues, unit owners have concrete legal tools to compel action. Florida law now mandates milestone inspections for condominium buildings three stories or higher starting at 30 years of age, and requires structural integrity reserve studies every 10 years covering the most critical building systems....

Yes, a Florida HOA can restrict where you park — but not everywhere, and not for all vehicles. Since July 1, 2024, Section 720.3075(3)(d), Florida Statutes, prohibits HOA governing documents from restricting a property owner from parking a personal vehicle — including a pickup truck — in their own driveway. The same...

In a Florida condominium, common elements are all portions of the condominium property not included within the individual units, plus easements for utility infrastructure and structural support, and property that furnishes utilities to more than one unit. The association is legally required to maintain, repair, and replace common elements. Limited common elements...

If you believe your Florida HOA or condominium election was unfair, rigged, or procedurally defective, you have legal remedies — but they must be pursued quickly and through the correct channel. For HOA elections, Section 720.306(9)(c), Florida Statutes, requires you to file a petition for arbitration with DBPR within 60 days of...

No. Florida does not make condominium unit owners automatically liable simply because water originated in their unit. Liability for water damage to a neighboring unit requires proof of negligence — meaning the owner failed to exercise reasonable care in maintaining their unit, appliances, or plumbing fixtures. If the source of the water...

When a Florida HOA mismanages reserve funds, homeowners have legal remedies — including inspection of association financial records, a derivative action on behalf of the association to recover misappropriated funds, and a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against the responsible board members. Under Section 720.303(6), reserve funds must remain in the...

Yes — but with strict limits. Under Section 718.111(5)(a), Florida Statutes, a condominium association has an irrevocable right of access to your unit, but only for specific, limited purposes: maintenance, repair, or replacement of common elements; maintaining portions of the unit that the declaration assigns to the association; or preventing damage to...

Erik Perez, Esq., co-founder of Perez Mayoral, P.A., a law firm dedicated to representing homeowners in disputes with their HOAs, was invited by Representative Juan Carlos Porras to testify before lawmakers at the Florida State Capitol in support of House Bill 657 (HB 657), a proposed reform aimed at strengthening homeowner protections...

Perez Mayoral, P.A., a law firm dedicated to representing homeowners and condominium unit owners in disputes with their associations, has announced the opening of a new office in Tampa, Florida. The new office is located at 7815 N Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 201, and expands the firm’s ability to serve property owners...

Perez Mayoral, P.A. secured a complete defense victory for WC WH LLC, defeating more than 70 claims seeking tens of millions of dollars after nearly a decade of stalled litigation, with the case dismissed with prejudice in 2024. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal in January 2026, fully clearing...