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Donna DiMaggio Berger Addresses Service Animal/ESA Challenge for Community Associations
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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Ensuring that a shared ownership community welcomes legitimate service animals and emotional support animals (ESAs) while protecting the group from fraudulent claims is one of the most complex issues facing volunteer boards today. Becker shareholder and executive director of the Community Association Legislative Lobby Donna DiMaggio Berger joins Sandra Gottlieb of Swedelson Gottlieb and Melissa …
LAWYER UP!
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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Some boards only engage legal counsel when a situation has become dire. Others are overly cautious and all the attorney at the drop of a hat, but unusually high legal bills often lead to membership scrutiny.
More often than not, however, boards don’t consult legal counsel enough. It’s a dangerous way …
CALL COVID-19 Survey
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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Ever wonder what other communities are really doing when it comes to navigating the COVID-19 crisis that rages on in Florida? Questions like, “which amenities were closed and when?” and “how many communities had active infections and how did they respond?”
Do you know what the real risks associated with operating a community …
Condos, Cruise Ships and COVID-19: Surprising Commonalities
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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The cruise ship industry has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19’s rapid spread amongst passengers. For those who were unfortunate enough to deal with a ship-board quarantine, the fact that they would eventually be able to disembark and return to their homes helped them cope. But what if your home posed the same risks as …
“Managing Common Housing Under the Threat of COVID-19,” FCAP Managers Report
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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Managers are on the front lines of many challenging issues for private residential communities but managing a pandemic is uncharted territory for most. With the number of cases of COVID-19 increasing in Florida and the fact that Governor DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency, proactive community association management professionals are thinking about how this virus …
“How to Minimize Coronavirus Risk in Fla. Residential Communities,” Daily Business Review
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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With the number of cases of COVID-19 increasing in Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring a state of emergency, proactive community association boards and their management professionals are thinking about how this virus might impact their residential communities and what can be done to blunt the impact. …
“Water leaks in your condo: Who’s responsible? | Opinion ,” Miami Herald
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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There are many advantages to living in a multifamily condo or coop building in South Florida: great views, enviable locations and abundant amenities. However, there is always the possibility of water leaks. …
“Community Associations Threatened With Website Litigation Under the ADA,” Daily Business Review
By Donna DiMaggio Berger
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In the last few months, a growing number of community associations across Florida are being threatened with litigation because their websites are allegedly not friendly to visually impaired users.
The genesis for these association website suits may lie with the holding in the recent Domino’s Pizza v. Robles case. That case was originally brought by a …
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