Board Leadership

Start with the task in front of you.

Use a short path to get started, then explore the guides that support your next decision.

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Understand your role and exercise sound judgment.

Start with the board’s responsibilities, then connect each decision to the right authority, information, and professional support.

• Association Boards →

  Your board’s decisions help shape the cost, condition, and experience of condominium ownership.

• Board Member Roles →

  Understand your responsibilities, share the work, and help the board make informed decisions together.

• Fiduciary Duty →

  Act with care, good faith, and a clear focus on the association’s interests.

• Conflict of Interest →

  Good decisions begin with trust. Recognize personal interests, bring them into the open, and give the association a fair decision process.

• Board Emergency Powers →

  Respond to urgent conditions while keeping authority, safety, and accountability clear.

• Enforcement Obligation →

  Protect the association’s standards through informed decisions, fair procedures, and consistent follow-through. Practical guidance for Century Village condominium boards.

• Right of Access to Units →

  Protect the building and neighboring homes while treating every resident’s privacy and property with care.

Keep the board team and the handover working.

Changes in people should lead to clear decisions, current records, and a reliable transfer of responsibility.

• After an Election or Appointment →

  Update representation, association contacts, management records, authorized accounts, and emergency contacts.

• Failure to Fill a Vacancy →

  An empty seat deserves attention. Losing the ability to form a board quorum can put the association’s governance—and its finances—at risk.

• Board Resignation →

  Confirm the effective date, fill the vacancy properly, and keep association work moving.

• Board Recall →

  Understand the owner decision process, required procedures, and the need for an orderly transition.

• Non-Owner Board Members →

  Can someone who does not own a unit serve on your condominium board? Start with eligibility, then consider the responsibilities and safeguards of the role.

• Self-Managed Associations →

  Understand the work, resources, and continuity needed to operate without a property manager.

• Corporate Seal Custody →

  Distinguish UCO instructions, association policy, governing documents, and authorized use.

Find the authority before choosing the action.

Use the association’s actual recorded documents and amendments. Historical models and another building’s practice are useful background, not substitutes for your provisions.

• Governing Documents →

  The documents that define your condominium, organize its association, and guide decisions.

• Legal Advice for Associations →

  Understand your authority, protect the association, and choose a sound path before problems grow.

• Effective Policies & Procedures →

  Clear expectations. Consistent decisions. Easier handoffs between boards and managers.

• Updating Governing Documents →

  Turn outdated language and recurring questions into a clear, organized improvement project.

• Amending Governing Documents →

  When a change makes sense—and how to move from an idea to a properly adopted amendment.

• 1999 UCO Model Documents →

  A shared starting point for understanding and reviewing condominium governing documents in Century Village West Palm Beach.

• Merger & Consolidation →

  Could working together create stronger governance? Understand the options, protect owner rights, and test the financial case before changing your association’s structure.

• Lawsuits →

  Respond promptly, preserve the facts, and make informed decisions about risk, cost, and resolution.

• Corporate Transparency Act →

  What Florida condominium boards need to know about beneficial ownership reporting today.

A resource title is not a conclusion that a particular filing or approval applies to your association. Check current requirements and obtain advice about document interpretation or proposed changes.

Build a shared foundation—and keep it current.

Required director education, practical board learning, and ongoing professional advice serve different purposes.

• Board Member Certification →

  Understand the requirements, submit the records, and keep learning throughout your service.

• DBPR →

  Use education, official guidance, and practical services before a problem becomes a dispute.

• Brainy Board →

  An outside learning resource that can help new and experienced directors build their understanding of community association governance.

• Condo Craze Blog →

  A Florida-focused blog and education resource can help association directors explore governance issues and stay engaged with the work of leading their communities.

Make one important thing work better.

• Why boards do management work →

  In many Century Village associations, directors have traditionally handled tasks that a professional property manager might coordinate elsewhere. Understanding how that pattern persists is the first step toward a better division of work.

• Let Boards Govern. Let Managers Manage. →

  Clarify governance and management responsibilities, expectations, and follow-through.

• Management Effectiveness Tools →

  Review workload, contract scope, service expectations, and performance.

• Voluntary Association Accreditation →

  A practical way to demonstrate responsible governance, strengthen board practices, and build confidence in Century Village associations.

Voluntary accreditation is an improvement topic to explore; this directory does not award accreditation or establish that an association qualifies.

Connect with the right community role.

• Working Effectively with UCO →

  Understand the organization, use its resources, and keep your association connected to community-wide work.

• Working With Your Quadrant Vice-President →

  Confirm the right contact and agree on the next step.

• Board Member Search →

  Sunbiz provides public Florida corporate filings, including reported officers and directors. It is a useful starting point for learning who leads a condominium association.

Public corporate filings are a starting point for reported officer/director information; verify current association contacts when taking action.

Related: sales, screening, and occupancy.

These subjects need board judgment, but the broader home for owner rights, rentals, screening, and enforcement is Owners & Rules. The links below remain available for leadership questions that cross into applications and occupancy.

• 55+ 80/20 Rule →

  Understand the federal occupancy threshold—and why it does not create a right to an under-55 exception.

• Association’s Role in a Unit Sale →

  Provide accurate information, follow authorized approval procedures, and prepare for the ownership transition.

• Certificate of Occupancy →

  In Century Village, “occupancy” may refer to a person’s approval to reside in a unit. A government Certificate of Occupancy addresses a different question: the permitted occupancy or use of a building.

• Certificate of Approval (COA) →

  Century Village’s approval paperwork helps document a purchaser’s or occupant’s status. It is different from the government document that addresses a building’s permitted occupancy.

• Denied Renewals →

  A renewal decision affects someone’s home and an owner’s property rights. Know your authority, review the facts fairly, and use the correct legal process.

• Evictions →

  Understand who has authority, which legal process applies, and why a board decision alone does not remove an occupant from a home. Grandfather Rental Exception →

• Grandfather Rental Exception →

  After a rental amendment, different owners may be subject to different restrictions. A clear review process helps boards apply the correct rules fairly.

• Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA) →

  Preserving a community’s 55+ status takes clear policies, reliable occupancy information, and consistent follow-through.

• Move-In/Move-Out Policy →

  Clear instructions make moving easier for residents while protecting the building, access routes, and neighbors.

• Screening Buyers →

  Buying a unit and living in a unit are different questions. A sound approval process identifies who will own the property, who will occupy it, and which approvals your association’s documents require.

• Screening Occupants →

  A coordinated investigation process, a careful association decision, and a clear path for applicants.

• Removing an Owner →

  Boards can enforce lawful obligations. Taking away someone’s home or ownership requires a very different level of authority and legal process.

• Rental Non-Renewal →

  Understand the association’s authority, the owner’s responsibilities, and the path to a lawful resolution.

• Rental Workload →

  Condominium associations can make renting more orderly, hold owners accountable, and assign routine administration to professional management. Lasting restrictions require a careful look at each association’s documents and Florida law.

• Right of First Refusal →

  Understand who holds the right, what triggers it, and how it differs from approving a buyer.

• Working with Realtors →

  Make accurate information easy to find, keep responsibilities clear, and help a unit sale move forward without promises the association cannot make.

Browse all Owners & Rules resources →

Additional references

• Why effective management matters →

Turn a useful resource into the next step.

Educational resource directory. Confirm the publication date, current requirements, and association-specific relevance of linked material before acting. Historical models and legal questions should be reviewed with association counsel. This page reorganizes the collection; it does not independently reverify every linked article’s substantive guidance.