Majority of Florida condo board quit in 2019 as squabbling residents dragged out plans for repairs

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54. State Law Varies As Do Master Deed's

In Nebraska the Board is granted a lot of power. They, not the owners, would approve contracts and set budgets, including whether to create a special assessment, fund a reserve, get a loan or some blend - even whether to proceed with repairs The owners only say is the annual election for Board members where the owners may not have a full set of facts to work from. Selling your unit is the other option available. Without knowing Florida law or seeing the Master Deed it can't be determined if this Board has the broad powers granted in states like Nebraska.

Lack of specific expertise by Board members is a handicap. That is why they have to hire engineers to perform the analysis. This means the specs in the request for proposal needs to be thorough so they fully understand how grave a situation it really is. Here they had water pumps running 24 hours a day and still couldn't keep up at times. What was the source of that water. Was it fresh pool water or salt water? Salt water would be much more serious than fresh water and would impact the conclusion of the engineering study.