
Individual HOA Board Members: Your Authority is Limited
At a recent California community association forum, a friendly professional disagreement arose over a manager's contention that individ...

Four Tips for Peacefully Co-Existing with Your HOA’s Mixed-Use Neighbors
The growth of mixed-use condo facilities that include condos, retail, and entertainment venues has triggered nasty disputes, and condo ...
Capps Earns Board Certification from Florida Bar
Gulfshore Business Daily, July 18, 2014 Charles B. Capps, Partner at Pavese Law Firm, has earned his board certification in real est...

Condominium and Homeowner Association Elections
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION ELECTIONSStrict compliance with the rules and procedures set forth in Section 718.112(d) of the Florida Statute...

Minimum Wage
Florida's minimum wage increases to $7.93 per hour effective January 1, 2014....

Supervisor Misconduct by Itself is Insufficient to Impose Employer Liability Under OSHA
On July 24, 2013, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court and issued an important decision affecting employer...

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners Repeals Lee County’s Equal Opportunity Ordinance
At its September 25, 2012 meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) repealed Lee County’s ordinance that pro...

National Labor Relations Board’s Right to Know Rule is Now on Hold
On April 18, 2012, the United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an emergency motion for injunction su...

2011 Water Shortage – Pending
At the beginning of the year, the 2011 dry season was projected to be one of the driest on record. Couple that with the new low Lake ...