Explore documented association stories, public policy context, and the product capabilities Bylaw Ledger is building for clearer community records.
Stories report what public sources show. News gives dated legislative context. Features describe the product scope and state whether an item is available.
Documented association stories, grouped by location. Each page links to the underlying public sources and clearly identifies allegations, charges, pleas, convictions, sentences, and other case status.
Florida cases
What public sources showResidents sought court intervention; the former president and her husband later pleaded guilty in the original criminal cases.
The questionCan residents and a new board follow the request, decision, payment, and result?
What public sources showProsecutors allege more than $140,000 in payments for work not performed or billed twice.
The questionDid the association receive the work described on the invoice, and who reviewed it?
What public sources showMiami-Dade prosecutors allege kickbacks and contractor-qualification problems connected to a Miami Beach condominium project.
The questionWho was hired, what was the work, and what did the association verify before paying?
National cases
What public sources showFederal court records described about $1.1 million transferred from HOA accounts and altered statements supplied to boards.
The questionDoes an independent board member receive the bank record directly?
What public sources showA former treasurer pleaded guilty after embezzling more than $232,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The questionWho can move money, and can another authorized person review it?
What public sources showA former accounting director pleaded guilty and was sentenced after disguising payments to herself as vendor payments.
The questionCan the payee, vendor record, invoice, and bank item be compared?
Dated context from official legislative records and association-research sources. It is general information, not legal advice; a source’s inclusion does not endorse Bylaw Ledger or establish product authority.
StatusChapter 2024-221 took effect July 1, 2024 and amended Chapter 720 provisions for homeowners’ associations.
Community relevanceOfficial records, online access, manager standards, and governance rules can affect what an HOA must keep or make available. The details depend on the association and provision.
StatusChapter 2025-175 took effect July 1, 2025 except where the act specifies otherwise.
Community relevanceThe law concerns condominium/cooperative management, licensing, records, and related requirements. It is not an HOA law and does not make a tool legally sufficient.
What differsChapter 718 governs condominiums; Chapter 720 governs homeowners’ associations. Both address association governance, but their records, finances, elections, and oversight provisions are not interchangeable.
Community relevanceStart by identifying the community type and its governing documents before relying on a statute. A general explanation is not legal advice.
GuidanceCAI Foundation’s fraud-prevention handout discusses duplicate bank statements, independent review, canceled-check images, invoice comparison, dual control, and separate reserve accounts.
Community relevanceThese are practices to consider with qualified advisers and the community’s governing rules—not a claim that they are required or that Bylaw Ledger provides them.
GuidanceCAI describes a reserve study as physical and financial planning with a recommended funding plan, and supports periodic updates and disclosure in its public policy.
Community relevanceIt is a planning framework, not a statement of Florida law or a product endorsement. Actual obligations vary by community type, state law, and governing documents.
StatusFlorida HB 175 became Chapter 2026-176. The federal GENIUS Act is Public Law 119-27. Both regulate payment-stablecoin issuers and related activity.
Community relevanceNeither law authorizes Bylaw Ledger to hold, custody, or move association funds. Any payment path needs separate legal, provider, and community authorization.
StatusH.R. 3633 passed the House in July 2025 and was referred to the Senate Banking Committee. The official record identifies it as House-passed, not enacted law.
Community relevanceIt is broader digital-asset policy context, not an HOA or condominium law and not authority for a community product or payment service.
What it reportsThe Foundation for Community Association Research reports responses from 3,000 residents nationwide, including positive or neutral experience, board confidence, management views, reserves, and participation.
Community relevanceA national survey does not decide any community’s facts. It is useful context alongside the records, governing documents, and lived experience of a particular association.
Each card explains a product area and its current scope. Basic is a bank-activity visibility layer; Pro adds supported spending workflows. A feature page is not a claim that the capability is live.
Where work happensKeep using your existing tools and approval process.
What Basic addsAuthorized people see available connected bank activity. Basic cannot stop a payment.
Where work happensBring supported spending requests and decisions into the Bylaw Ledger application.
What Pro addsApply configured checks before a supported payment instruction proceeds.
BasicSee available connected bank activity according to community permissions.
ProCan add a supported spending request and decision trail where records are connected.
BasicShows available reported activity. It cannot initiate, approve, or stop a payment.
ProCan apply configured conditions to supported spending instructions.
ScopeKeep a spending decision and its record together in a supported workflow.
LimitGeneral elections, amendments, and other association votes are outside current scope.
BasicShows available bank activity; it does not promise vendor-document management.
ProCan connect vendor evidence to a supported spending request.
BasicShows bank activity only; budget and fund records require a connected Pro workflow.
ProCan use configured budget and fund context for supported spending.
ScopePro can identify documents used to configure a supported spending workflow.
LimitBylaw Ledger does not independently interpret which document controls.
ScopeApply approved community requirements to a supported spending workflow.
LimitConfigured checks do not replace legal or professional judgment.
ScopeAssociate configured roles and thresholds with supported spending decisions.
LimitThe community determines its own authority structure.
BasicProvides permitted access to available connected bank activity.
ProCan add supported spending context where a community chooses to share it.
Current boundaryMeeting management and meeting notes are not current capabilities.
FutureA meeting record could connect decisions to later spending activity.
Current boundaryBasic shows available connected activity; it is not a buyer-facing history product.
FutureA curated history needs settled access, privacy, correction, and retention rules.
The decisionThe board and authorized community people decide whether money should move.
The recordBylaw Ledger records the workflow and configured checks while approved payment infrastructure executes funds movement.