Can my HOA really stop me from renting out my condo?

An HOA often can limit rentals, Corina, but whether this cap actually binds you comes down to your condo documents and when the rule was put in place. That timing question is worth an hour with a Florida real estate attorney before you decide anything, especially if fighting it is on the table. I'm a California agent myself, so for anything specific to Fort Lauderdale, a local agent there will know how these caps usually play out. While that's being looked at, call management. Ask where you sit on the waitlist and how many owners got off it in the last year. Some associations make exceptions for job relocations, so ask about that directly too. If the answers are bad, selling may be the cleaner move. An empty unit still costs you dues and a mortgage every month, and someone has to check on it while you're three states away. Get a net sheet before you decide. Alla Novytska, Realtor®, JohnHart Real Estate, DRE #02254775

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