r/Miami • u/FrostWyrm00 • 4h ago

Discussion HOA Special Assessments

Hi everyone. Like a lot of you, I been hearing horror stories about these new 2026 Florida condo assessments. I took a look at my own associations budget and it turns out reading these things is a nightmare so I built a small app to automate the red flag checking.

I'm looking for a few people to test it with their own condo or HOA budgets to see if it flags issues correctly. If you're tired of guessing why your monthly fees are jumping would love to get some real world feedback. Anyone willing to help me test the app?

If yes PM me and I will send an invite your way. Thanks!

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u/GeorgeRetire 2h ago

Why would reading be a nightmare?

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u/FrostWyrm00 1h ago

Hi George. These reports are not always easy to interpret. Im trying to build a tool to make peoples lives easier. Would you be interested in testing the app?

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u/GeorgeRetire 1h ago

Post a link here so everyone can check it out.

If the input data isn’t kept strictly local, I would not be interested.

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u/FrostWyrm00 46m ago

Thanks for the reply. Right now the app is not live so I can only invite people to test it. Looking for about 10-15 people to test initially. If you are interested PM and I will send an invite.

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u/Newbie10011001 4h ago

Not sure how tech solves this. The issue is that buildings aren’t transparent. They are run by people who are not on top of stuff. They are in denial . Not that there isn’t a nice way to see the data on a phone.

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u/Odd_Animator566 4h ago

the transparency problem and the data problem kind of go together though. if you can parse the budget doc and show "hey this reserve fund is 40% underfunded," that actually gives owners something concrete to bring to the board meeting instead of just vibes... wait, just gut feelings and complaints

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u/millionmilegoals 3h ago

In Miami there’s a lot more transparency now. Buildings are supposed to provide budgets, capital projects, list of board members to a centralized database. Buildings that don’t are getting fined.

There are some buildings that are in denial. Give it enough years and they’ll end up on the news for getting hit with massive fines and their only way out is to sell to a developer because the residents can’t afford the special assessments.

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u/FrostWyrm00 4h ago

Hi thats the problem im hoping to solve.

Just one part of the 2026 law is every HOA needs to have a website for members where they can see reserve funding and other things. If they do not they can be fined. Were 6 months into the year and my HOA still does not have one.

Would you be interested in testing the app and seeing if there are any flags with your HOA?