Rocket Association Management

10/14/2026

🚨 FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT DISAPPEAR BECAUSE A CONDOMINIUM IS COMMERCIAL.

Florida establishes a fiduciary relationship between condominium association officers and directors and the unit owners.

That responsibility belongs to the people entrusted with leadership. It does not disappear because one owner controls the majority of the votes.

Yet we have made call after call, raised concerns, and submitted complaints about a commercial condominium operating under Chapter 718—only to keep hearing from DBPR:

“We don’t govern them.”

Then WHO holds leadership accountable for its fiduciary responsibility?

Here are the concerns we have raised:

▪️ A majority owner hiring a close friend at a $50,000 salary, without the board approval or transparency we have been requesting.
▪️ Withdrawals from association reserves, with unanswered questions about authorization and use.
▪️ Repeated complaints that have brought us no meaningful resolution.

These concerns demand records, explanations, and scrutiny.

Fiduciary responsibility means taking seriously the interests of the owners whose money you are entrusted to manage. Association funds should never be treated as a personal checkbook.

Where are the approvals? Where are the minutes? Where is the accounting? How do these decisions serve the association?

A majority vote is not a blanket exemption from fiduciary responsibility.

Commercial condominiums remain subject to Chapter 718. But DBPR—the Department of Business and Professional Regulation—has condominium enforcement authority focused on residential condominiums.

That leaves owners facing a painful reality: court remedies exist, but pursuing them can mean spending thousands of dollars of their own money while the financial decisions they are challenging continue.

Owners have already paid into the association. Now they must pay again to seek enforcement of the fiduciary responsibility owed to them.

As a licensed community association manager, I am expected to follow the law and answer for my professional conduct. Association officers and directors should face meaningful accountability for their obligations, too.

Florida needs clear oversight, an accessible complaint process, and meaningful enforcement for commercial condominium associations.

Fiduciary responsibility must be more than words in a statute. Owners need a practical way to enforce it.

If you have faced this same roadblock, share your experience. Share this post. Tag your Florida legislators.

ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON AN OWNER’S ABILITY TO AFFORD AN ATTORNEY.

Rachel DeCamp
Valerie McColgin

09/10/2026

🚨 LIVE FROM THE HOA EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER 🚨

At 7:58 a.m., a resident reported a trash can still visible from the street.

By 8:04 a.m., management had received:

📧 14 emails
📞 6 phone calls
📸 38 photographs from different angles
🎥 Doorbell footage enhanced like an FBI investigation
⚖️ Two threats to “call Tallahassee”
🚓 One request for police involvement
📋 And a demand that the CAM “handle this immediately”

The trash can was removed at 8:06 a.m.

The investigation remains ongoing. 😂

Meanwhile, your Community Association Manager is expected to:

✅ Replace the roof without collecting money
✅ Lower insurance premiums using positive thoughts
✅ Control the rain, wind, hurricanes, sprinklers, and migrating birds
✅ Make contractors arrive early, charge less, and answer their phones
✅ Identify the owner of mysterious dog p**p using forensic science
✅ Explain why reserves cannot be used for a community cruise
✅ Enforce every rule—except against the person requesting enforcement
✅ Stop the upstairs neighbor from “walking too loudly”
✅ Determine whether a palm frond fell naturally or “with malicious intent”

Owner: “I don’t want any drama.”

Also the owner: Copies the entire community, three attorneys, the mayor, Channel 9 News, and a cousin who “knows Florida law.” 🤣

And then comes the most terrifying sentence in association management:

“I just have one quick question…”

Ma’am, your “quick question” requires two attorneys, an engineer, a licensed contractor, a board vote, 14 days’ notice, three certified letters, and an interpretation of documents written in 1987. ☕😩

Please be patient with your CAM. We are doing our best while managing buildings, budgets, boards, vendors, violations—and occasionally grown adults fighting over a parking space they do not actually own.

Now, if everyone will excuse me, I’ve been asked to notify the ocean that it is making too much noise after 10:00 p.m. 🌊🚀



Rachel DeCamp, LREA, Property Manager, LCAM

07/24/2026

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday, Valerie! 🚀💙

Today we're celebrating an amazing member of the Rocket Association Management family! Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to serving our communities never go unnoticed. Thank you for everything you do each and every day.

We hope your birthday is filled with laughter, happiness, and time spent with the people who mean the most to you. Here's to another incredible year ahead!

Please join us in wishing Valerie a very Happy Birthday! 🎈🎁🎉

06/26/2026

06/25/2026

🎉 One Post. One Professional. One New Community. 🚀

Congratulations to our newest Licensed Community Association Manager, Valerie McColgin whose dedication and professionalism helped bring Bella Vita of Merritt Island to the Rocket Association Management family!

This is exactly why we believe in investing in licensed professionals and ensuring they receive the fair compensation and respect they deserve. When talented CAMs are empowered to do what they do best, communities benefit.

At Rocket Association Management, we don't just manage associations—we launch them into healthier orbits through integrity, communication, and experienced leadership.

Welcome aboard, Bella Vita of Merritt Island! We are excited to serve your community and look forward to building a strong future together.

🚀 Growing smarter. Serving better. Empowering CAMs.

05/12/2026

A reminder to association owners: hiring a property manager does NOT remove your fiduciary responsibility as the owner of the property.

Associations cannot simply rely on third parties for communication and compliance. Unfortunately, we have seen situations where properties were rented without proper authorization, contracts, or required owner documentation. This is exactly why associations communicate directly with owners — because ultimately, the legal responsibility remains with the member of the corporation.

Ownership in an HOA or Condo Association comes with obligations beyond collecting rent. Please stay involved, informed, and accountable.

04/22/2026

Just completed an in-depth education series on properly running association elections 📚✔️

From understanding the critical differences between condos and HOAs, to diving into timelines, voting procedures, eligibility, and legal compliance—this was a powerful reminder that elections are not just a formality… they must be done right.

One of the biggest takeaways:
👉 Your governing documents matter more than anything.
👉 Process beats tradition every time.
👉 Preparation protects the association.

I’m proud to say I passed this course, but more importantly—I’m committed to continuing to feed my brain and grow in this industry so I can better serve the communities we represent.

At Rocket Association Management, we believe education isn’t optional—it’s how we lead with integrity, protect our boards, and elevate the standard of management. 🚀

More learning ahead… always.