Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Peter Zalewski Published February 20, 2015 South Florida’s distressed condo market appears to be in the final stages of the clean-up process from the real estate crash of 2007. Fewer than 500 bank-owned …
Man who fought to keep emotional support dog kills himself Story by Chuck Weber/CBS12 BOCA RATON (CBS12) – A man’s battle to keep his emotional support dog ended in tragedy on Thursday. Tired of fighting, his family said, the man …
Article and Video Courtesy of America Tonight By David Martin & Sheila MacVicar Published February 10, 2015 [Please note that embedded links and video content have been removed from the news story] Floridians forced to sell their homes at huge …
TAX LIENS AND ASSOCIATION LIENS [Does a Tax Lien Wipe Out an Association Lien?] By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. Condominium and Homeowner Associations are given the power to assess maintenance fees against unit owners/property owners and are given the right …
DISPUTED PAYMENTS TO ASSOCIATIONS: ACCORD AND SATISFACTION By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. The collection of regular assessments is the lifeblood of a vibrant homeowners or condominium association and the association is always happy to receive monies from its constituent members. …
Lien Stripping and Bankruptcy By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. In the event a homeowner does not pay their regular maintenance fees to their homeowner or condominium association, the association is given the power to file a lien to secure those …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Dan Sweeney Published December 23, 2014 Broward legislators’ ideas for insurance reform bound to be a hard sell in Tallahassee The spiraling costs of wind and flood insurance are largely due to marketplace …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Published January 10, 2015 In late 2013, Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Legislature got upset about rising homeowner insurance rates and urged action to protect consumers. Note that the state’s …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Tribune By Kate Bradshaw Published October 21, 2014 PALM HARBOR — As cars zoomed past on busy Tampa Road on Friday morning, a handful of residents stood outside the cluster of condominiums and apartments where …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Susan Taylor Martin Published December 8, 2014 TAMPA — Hurricane season is over but residents of one luxury Tampa condo tower have been flooded out of their homes — by a broken …