Palm Beach County Property Management Blog

By Jean Taveras - Friday, September 25, 2026

Renting Out Acreage in Jupiter Farms: Wells, Septic, Horses, Work Trucks, and No HOA to Hide Behind

Jupiter Farms Owner Guide · Acreage Rental Playbook · Jupiter, FLQuick AnswerJupiter Farms is unincorporated Palm Beach County with no mandatory HOA, so the landlord sets the lease term and there is no association approval. What replaces the HOA is infrastructure: nearly every ...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Admirals Cove Home Watch: A Seasonal Owner's Guide to the Months You Are Not There

Admirals Cove Owner Guide · Seasonal Home Watch & Estate Care · Jupiter, FL Quick AnswerAn Admirals Cove home that sits empty from May to November needs a person inside it at least twice a month, a dock and seawall check after every blow, a contractor plan that works with the ...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 21, 2026

Florida Renters: What Actually Changed (and Didn't) in 2026

Florida Renter Guide · Plain-English 2026 Update · Palm Beach CountyQuick AnswerFor Florida renters, three things are genuinely different in 2026: landlords can now send legal notices by email, but only if both parties sign an addendum agreeing to it; leases of a year or longer...

By Jean Taveras - Friday, September 18, 2026

Renting Out a Home in Alton, Palm Beach Gardens: The 12-Month Minimum, the HOA Application, and What...

Alton Owner Guide · Annual Rental Playbook · Palm Beach Gardens, FLQuick AnswerAlton is an annual-rental community, not a seasonal one. In Alton Neighborhood 1, leases may not be shorter than 12 months, only entire homes may be leased, and every adult tenant submits an associat...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Jupiter Island Home Watch: What a Closed Estate Needs Between Owner Visits

Jupiter Island Owner Guide · Home Watch & Estate Care Between Visits · Jupiter Island, FL Quick AnswerA closed Jupiter Island estate needs someone inside it on a schedule. The island is a narrow barrier strip, so a shut house faces salt air from both the ocean and the Intracoa...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 14, 2026

Florida's Property Tax Amendment: What a Lower Non-Homestead Cap Means for Your Rental Portfolio

Florida Real Estate Investor Guide · November 2026 Ballot Measure · Palm Beach CountyQuick AnswerA constitutional amendment heading to Florida voters in November 2026 would cut the assessed-value growth cap on non-homestead property — which includes every rental property, vac...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, September 7, 2026

The 5-Day Notice Myth: Why Florida's Nonpayment Notice Is Still 3 Days

Palm Beach County Landlord Guide · Correcting the Record · 2026Quick AnswerFlorida's notice period for nonpayment of rent is still 3 business days under Florida Statute 83.56. A bill that would have extended it to 5 days, Senate Bill 716, died in the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

By Jean Taveras - Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Florida's New Rental Application Fraud Law: What Palm Beach County Landlords Must Know

Palm Beach County Landlord Alert · New Florida Law · Effective October 1, 2026Quick AnswerStarting October 1, 2026, Florida's new HB 1293 makes knowingly obtaining a rental unit through false identity information or fabricated income/employment documents a third-degree felony u...

By Jean Taveras - Friday, August 28, 2026

Hurricane Season Mid-Point Check: What NOAA's August Update Means for Your Palm Beach County Rental

Palm Beach County Landlord Alert · Hurricane Season Update · September 2026Quick AnswerNOAA's August 6, 2026 update raised the odds of a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season to 75%, up from 55% in May, citing a strengthening El Nino that increases wind shear across the Atlant...

By Jean Taveras - Monday, August 24, 2026

Project Coordination vs. Management: A Palm Beach County Guide

Palm Beach County Rental Owner Guide · Definitions That Matter · 2026Quick AnswerProject coordination means sourcing vendor bids, scheduling access, and managing communication and disbursement on the owner's behalf, while the owner contracts directly with each i...