Five States' Approaches to Aspects of Condominium Law

Maya Buenaventura, Amy Nabel, Samantha Cherney, Elizabeth Marsolais

ResearchPosted on rand.org Dec 4, 2025Published in: Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau website (2025)

The purpose of this project is to provide the State of Hawai'i Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) with insights into condominium regulation in California, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, and Nevada, focusing on the following subjects:

  1. A condominium ombudsman or similar position to specifically oversee condominiums;
  2. Required licenses for individuals involved in the management of condominiums;
  3. The availability of dedicated alternative dispute resolution or similar programs that are specifically for the prevention or resolution of condominium-related disputes and are separate from alternative dispute resolution programs available for other disputes;
  4. Governmental regulation and enforcement of condominium operations and governance that are separate from an ombudsman referenced in paragraph (1);
  5. Requirements for owner education at the point of sale of a unit; and 6. Requirements for owner access to condominium documents.
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  • Copyright: Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2025
  • Pages: 185
  • Document Number: EP-71165

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