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PALM BEACH POST article May 14, 2022 PALM BEACH GARDENS — South of Northlake Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens is a neighborhood of 64 homes whose residents call a "rural gem." They keep horses, raise goats and tend to sheep on lots that start at 2.5 acres and go up to 15 in the Rustic Lakes a ... Read More »

AUGUST 13, 2021 - Wellington, Florida - Scott J. Wortman, Esq., founding partner of SJW Law Group, PLLC, was recently appointed by the Palm Beach County Bar Association as the Chairperson of the Community Association Law [Continuing Legal Education] Committee. Scott brings twenty seven (27) years of ... Read More »

As times goes on there is always a need to update and modify an association’s key set of governing documents, i.e., Declaration, Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation [with most amendments involving the Declaration itself]. Fla. Statute § 720.306 is the governing section of Florida’s Homeowners ... Read More »

The events of June 24th involving the collapse of a high-rise condominium in Surfside was a shocking and terrible tragedy causing an immeasurable loss of life. A slew of legal and property management related issues were born from this horrific event. The unexpected building collapse will likely ... Read More »

When a unit owner at a condominium association breaks a rule, refuses to comply with a covenant, fails to fulfill an ongoing maintenance obligation, and the condominium association needs to take action, the procedural options for an Association were just expanded by Florida’s legislature. As a ... Read More »

Congratulations to Scott J. Wortman, Esq., for his recent nomination for 2020 Justic Anstead Award for Florida Bar Board Certified Lawyer of the Year. Founder of the SJW Law Group, PLLC, Scott has been practicing law for twenty-seven (27) years and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate ... Read More »