Vanessa Fernandez

Vanessa Fernandez joined Pavese Law Firm in 2019. She primarily focuses her practice in the areas of Real Estate; and Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Law.

Ms. Fernandez graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University magna cum laude in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. While attending FGCU she worked locally as a court reporter. She then earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law with a Certificate in Environmental, Land Use, and Real Estate Law in 2019. While pursuing her legal education, Ms. Fernandez studied abroad in Costa Rica, interned for a local law firm, and worked as a research assistant in the area of Agricultural Law.  She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2019.

Condominium, Homeowners Association, and Planned Development Law

• General legal counsel regarding the statutes, rules, and regulations for community associations in Florida
• Drafting, interpreting, and amending community association governing documents, including Declarations, Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, Rules and Regulations, and Architectural Review Guidelines
• Covenants enforcement disputes
• Drafting contracts 
• Disputes arising from maintenance and repair of common areas
• Issues arising out of Requests for Accommodation to the governing documents

Real Estate

• Preparing Deeds 
• Drafting contracts for purchase and sale
• Drafting lease agreements

Articles

• HANGING ON FOR DEER LIFE: HOW CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MIGHT IMPACT FLORIDA AND HOW FLORIDA LAW IS TRYING TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD INTO THE STATE