All the headlines from our Condominium Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 15 2024 // Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate...
Oct 21 2024 // The condominium building is an interesting form of owning property where an individual owns their unit, what is sometimes referred to as a box of air, and at the same time, becomes a part of the condominium ownership...
Oct 9 2024 // Being unlicensed as a contractor in Florida does not necessarily void a storm-remediation contract, a Florida appeals court said in a decision that could affect insurance defense strategy in hurricane claims.“This...
Oct 3 2024 // The long-time president and engineer of an upscale Miami-area condominium remained in jail late Wednesday after he was charged with stealing $1.5 million in association fees over the last seven years.It’s the second...
Sep 20 2024 // A long-awaited federal report on the causes of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, which killed 98 people in 2021 and upended Florida condo regulations and market, will have to wait at least another...
Sep 10 2024 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to weigh ideas on providing condominium owners with relief ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline that requires condo buildings to be inspected and repaired in the wake of the Surfside condo...
Aug 20 2024 // Donald Trump wants to sell more high-end condos in the US, this time using a famously difficult Florida golf course as a draw.The former president’s family business is seeking to build residences and retail inside...
Aug 5 2024 // The condominium building is an interesting form of owning property where an individual owns their unit, what is sometimes referred to as a box of air, and at the same time, becomes a part of the condominium ownership...
Jul 29 2024 // Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are continuing to nonrenew thousands of condominium unit policies over the next several months, delivering another blow for beleaguered condo owners across the state.The Palm Beach...
Jul 17 2024 // Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in...
Jun 21 2024 // The insurance fallout from the Christmas Day 2020 bombing in downtown Nashville continues, with a federal court deciding this week that Aspen Specialty Insurance must cover millions in replacement costs for a heavily...
Apr 29 2024 // Florida’s governor has signed two bills that will provide more matching grants for homeowners and condominium associations to fortify properties against the growing threat of windstorms.Senate Bill 7028 will send an...
Apr 1 2024 // The condo association takes on a special level of responsibility because of the unique form of ownership that is the condominium. To make sure we are all on the same footing, a condominium is a form of ownership where a...
Apr 1 2024 // Full-time Florida residents and snowbirds aren’t the only ones having trouble obtaining insurance on their condominiums. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has told a...
Mar 18 2024 // Full-time Florida residents and snowbirds aren’t the only ones having trouble obtaining insurance on their condominiums. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has told a...
Mar 18 2024 // When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000...
Mar 18 2024 // Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a...
Mar 7 2024 // A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative...
Feb 28 2024 // Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a...
Feb 22 2024 // When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000...