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Senate Bill 630 passed the Florida legislature and is awaiting the Governor’s signature, which is likely. These new laws which affect condominium associations, homeowners associations and co-ops are expected to be effective July 1, 2021. Here is brief synopsis of certain highlights of these ... Read More »

Homeowners Association members can opt to receive most notices by email as long as they do so in writing and the Member’s consent to accept email notices is made revocable at will by the member. The consent forms must be retained as an official record of the association and is subject to the ... Read More »

To begin with, each condo association board must adopt hurricane shutter specifications for each building within the condominium operated by the association, and all adopted specifications must comply with applicable building codes. Fla. Stat. § 718.113(5) (2013). Beyond that, what the condo ... Read More »

The Construction Lien law previously known as the “Mechanics Lien Law” has many moving parts, magic words which must appear in certain statutory forms, and tricky timelines all of which dictate whether a subcontractor can record a lien on your property. Subcontractors who have no direct relationship ... Read More »

Purchasing non-residential commercial property involves a multitude of issues separate and apart from your traditional residential real estate transaction. For starters, a corporate entity, commonly a limited liability company should be used as the vehicle to purchase the commercial property. An ... Read More »

Easily the most contentious procedure and most likely to be a subject of legal challenge is the manner in which an election of available Board of Director’s seats is held and conducted. Election disputes are filed as arbitrations with Florida’s Division of Condominium. How your association conducts ... Read More »