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Becker & Poliakoff senior attorney Jay Roberts recently scored a win for his condominium association client in a Fair Housing Act (FHA) ruling from the Florida First District Court of Appeal (Harbour Pointe of Perdido Key Condominium Association, Inc. v. James Henkel).
The appellate ruling has potentially broad …
Condo and association law shareholder Donna DiMaggio Berger was the featured guest on WLRN 91.3FM’s Topical Currents “At Your Service” edition on March 27 to discuss the bill Florida Legislators have filed which could give Condo and Homeowner Association boards a double-take. If passed, a volunteer board member could face criminal …
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Today CALL held its first Legislative Town Hall of the year and we were honored to have eight State Legislators in attendance, including Sen. Ring, Sen. Sachs, Sen. Sobel, Rep. Moraitis, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Rodriguez, Rep. Stark, and Rep. Waldman as well as Ft. Lauderdale City Commissioner Dean Trantalis. …
Appellate Court Allows Owner to Seek Injunctive Relief and Reverses Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs. In Mitchell v. Beach Club of Hallandale Condominium Association, Inc., 17 So.3d 1265 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009), the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that a condominium owner has the right to …
Customers Able to ‘Sell’ Energy Produced by Solar Panels back to Gainesville Regional Utilities for next Twenty Years.
Court Rules in Favor of Use Blanket Receiver to Collect Rental Income When Investment Owners Fail to Satisfy Financial Obligations to Association. The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel both reported that the Third District Court of Appeal denied a challenge to an Order appointing a ‘blanket’ receiver …
At Least Five Community Associations in Florida have filed for Bankruptcy Protection and Relief.
Reorganization through Bankruptcy Allows Communities to Restructure Obligations and Reduce Debt.
HUD Implements New Approval Process for Condominium Projects to Qualify for FHA Insured Mortgages.
Website Allows Users to Search for FHA Approved Projects.
On June 12th the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Mortgagee Letter 2009-19 announcing the new process for approval of condominium projects. As previously reported on this Blog, Fannie Mae, a federally backed lender, announced several changes to its standards, including the imposition of PERS review.
SB 714 Designed to Clarify Insurance Requirements & Provide Relief to Homeowners by Delaying Fire Sprinkler Retrofit.
Condominium Unit Owners Required to Maintain Insurance Coverage.
Governor Charlie Crist vetoed SB 714. Too bad – SB 714 would have relieved Condominium …
Florida Law Governs Rules or Covenants Prohibiting Solar Collectors or other Renewable Resource Energy Devices.
Many community leaders may not be aware of Section 163.04, Florida Statutes which prohibits enforcement of restrictions precluding homeowners from obtaining energy from renewable resources.
Florida’s legislators made sure …
Close to 200 Community Leaders and Professional Property Managers participated in the first of a series of webinars presented by Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
On Wednesday, May 28, 2009, CALL presented a webinar explaining legislative activities during the 2009 legislative session. Co-executive directors Yeline Goin and …