TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The condo conundrum continues as the December 31st inspection deadline is only a few weeks away. State lawmakers promise action on the issue next session, but the clock is ticking.

State leaders at the capitol in Tallahassee urge patience, while experts say owners have been ignoring maintenance of their own properties for years and need to face accountability.

“Meanwhile things weren’t getting fixed, and it took a crisis and the loss of life to bring this to the forefront,” said John Cadden, of Condominium Advisory Group (CAG).

Cadden claimed condo associations are not the only ones to blame for neglect. It’s the condo owners who voted to keep prices down, with little to no repairs.

“As sad as it is for some of the people that are there, they have to look in the mirror at the same time and say I helped choose this,” said Cadden.

Cadden adds that not every condo community is in “crisis” but the ones that are, seem to follow a pattern of neglect of repairs.

“You voted for the people that are running our association that we’re making the decisions and you benefited all those years from paying lower dues and lower special assessments and now it’s time to pay the bill,” said Cadden.

Lawmakers plan to take this issue up months from now in the next session, so in the meantime, what happens to Floridians being priced out and in fear of losing their homes?

Cadden says the time for concerned owners to act is now.

“Start going to your board meetings, start reading the information, and start asking questions. Don’t be helpless. Educate yourself on what’s going on and be an active owner,” said Cadden.

As the issue of condos remains a pressing concern, experts warn that this problem isn’t going away anytime soon and advise residents to look at their finances and make a plan for the year ahead.