News and Articles
Scott J. Lee, Esq. Once Again Spearheads Efforts To Thwart Over-Development As Community Association Counsel
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 »
Scott J. Wortman, Esq. Named Chairperson Of Community Association Law Committee By Palm Beach County Bar Association
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 »
Procedural and Substantive Requirements when Amending Governing Documents
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 »
Surfside Condominium Disaster
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 »
For Condominium Associations “To Mediate or Arbitrate” that is the question
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 »