PRINT ARTICLE All Homeowner’s Associations governed by Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, take notice of the upcoming deadline to provide a physical or digital copy of the Association’s rules and covenants to every member of the Association before October 1, 2024. Section 720.303(15) of the Florida Statutes provides
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher L. Pope, Esq.Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law;Condominium and Planned Development Law; and Real Estate Lawwith assistance from Warren W. Mostrom and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. Keeping up to date with legislative changes is vital in the field of laws that
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher L. Pope, Esq.Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law;Condominium and Planned Development Law; and Real Estate Lawwith assistance from Robert Layman and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. The My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program is a hurricane mitigation inspection and grant program intended
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher L. Pope, Esq.Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law;Condominium and Planned Development Law; and Real Estate Law,with assistance from Andre Eaton and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. Staying informed about legislative changes is crucial in the ever-evolving landscape of laws pertaining to Florida
PRINT ARTICLE By: Alexander Menendez, Esq., In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act. The legislation is intended to create a database of information to assist the U.S. government’s efforts to track bad actors who hide or benefit through the use of shell companies. Companies, such
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher L. Pope, Esq., Christopher J. Shields, Esq., Alexander J. Menendez, Esq., and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. The aftermath of Hurricane Ian has left many condominium and homeowners’ association communities with severe damage, many of which are uninhabitable, or, for those located on the barrier
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher J. Shields, Esq. and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. How many lawyers does it take to cut down a tree? A new bill amending Section 163.045 of the Florida Statutes recently made its way through the Florida legislature and is set to become effective July
PRINT ARTICLE By: Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. and Christopher J. Shields, Esq. As you may be aware, the State of Florida is no longer under a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor DeSantis has not given any indication that he will issue
PRINT ARTICLE By: Alexander J. Menendez, Esq. You may have noticed that the world is reopening from COVID lockdown. With the proliferation of vaccines and falling infection and mortality rates, businesses and local governments are further scaling back restrictions and policies that have been the “new normal”
PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher J. Shields, Esq. and Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. On June 16, 2021, Governor DeSantis approved the final version of Senate Bill 56: Community Association Assessment Notices (“SB 56”).[1] Accordingly, the changes provided therein will become effective on July 1, 2021. All Florida condominium associations,