Coronavirus (COVID-19) Archives

Associations face risks in implementing vaccine requirements for use of common facilities (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 30, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Q: Is there anything in the law that would prevent an HOA from limiting participation in social activities to those who have been fully vaccinated? Read the Q&A…………………………………… https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

New law protects associations from covid liability (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 22, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Q: What are your latest recommendations to community associations regarding Covid-19 vaccinations and the so called “vaccination passport”? Can an association mandate that in order to use the common facilities the person must show proof of vaccination? Should we be fully reopening our common facilities and if so does this expose our association to liability if someone contracts Covid-19 at the facility? Read the Q&A………………………………….. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Your Condo Building Still Can Require Masks And Much More. Here’s What Associations May Enforce (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 18, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

For more than a year, condo associations had to become COVID-19 traffic cops for hundreds of thousands of Floridians in high-rises and sprawling complexes. They had to enforce the use of masks, social distancing and rules for pools and other public spaces. Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Your condo building can still enforce you to wear masks (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 17, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Although there are new mask guidances in place for fully vaccinated people (they no longer have to wear masks in certain settings), vaccinated people living in condominiums are now facing a new predicament — the government says they don’t have to wear masks if they are vaccinated, so, do they have to wear them in their own condo? Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Community facilities and COVID (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 8, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Q: What are your latest recommendations to community associations regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the vaccination passport? Can an association mandate that in order to use the common facilities, the person must show proof of vaccination? Should we be fully reopening our common facilities and if so, does this expose our association to liability if someone contracts COVID-19 at the facility? Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Some Florida HOAs won’t reopen pools because of COVID-19

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 8, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Public pools, operated by cities and counties in South Florida, have mostly resumed operations after initial closings last year, and so have the amenities owned by many homeowners’ associations, such as parks and tennis courts. But some are keeping their pools and clubhouses padlocked or are restricting entry, even though the Centers for Disease and Prevention says swimming is a COVID-safe activity. Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Should a Condo or HOA require proof of vaccination to use the common facilities? (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on May 1, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Now that a lot of the population is getting a COVID vaccination, we are hearing that a few Boards of Directors of area Condominium or Homeowners’ (HOA) Associations are floating the idea of considering requiring proof of vaccination for owners, family members, tenants and guests in order to use the common area amenities such as the clubhouse, social room, fitness room or swimming pool. Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Yacht clubs, golf courses, gated communities: Florida’s pop-up vaccine clinics raise ethical concerns (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on April 1, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Pop-up clinics offering exclusive vaccine access sprouted at country clubs and a long list of golf course communities stretching from Delray Beach to Lakeland and Ocala. Special clinics also dotted the west coast, from the Tampa exurbs to Naples, where shots were given at a clubhouse in a community with two private beaches and homes that have sold for more than $14 million. Read the entire article………………………………. https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

Governor DeSantis Signs COVID-19 Liability Bill (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on March 30, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Yesterday Governor DeSantis signed SB 72 which gives civil immunity to not-for-profit corporations, hospitals, nursing homes, government entities, schools and churches for COVID-19 related claims as long as the alleged negligence doesn’t involve gross negligence or intentional misconduct. “COVID-19 related claim” means a civil liability claim against a person, including a natural person, a business entity, an educational institution, a governmental entity, or a religious institution, which arises from or is related to COVID-19. The term includes any such claim for damages, injury, or death. ...

Condos and HOAs may be able to limit guest access due to Coronavirus (FL)

Written by Florida Condotel Mortrgage on January 31, 2021. Posted in Florida Condotel Mortgage.

Perhaps the most common question I have received over the past several months is whether the letter writer’s community association can prevent them from having guests in their home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that the relevant Acts provide community associations with emergency powers in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency has been declared—such as COVID-19. Read the article…………………………………… https://communityassociations.net/category/fl_news/feed/

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