Article Courtesy of The Herald-Tribune By John Hielscher Published July 27, 2016 More than 340,000 homes in Southwest Florida are at risk of hurricane storm surge, with a potential rebuilding cost topping $65 billion. The Sarasota-Bradenton area ranked eighth among major …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Josh Baumgard Published March 3, 2016 Which Miami condos are most at risk of flooding and destruction caused by rising sea level? Our friends at E Miami Condos created a map to visualize …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published December 17, 2015 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials celebrated something they considered good news Wednesday at the beginning of the company’s Board of Governors meeting: Results of the company’s mandate …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published October 8, 2015 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. wants South Florida policyholders to cut out the middlemen when filing claims for non-weather-related water losses. One strategy involves a friendly public relations …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Tribune By Jerome R. Stockfisch Published August 17, 2015 It started as a patch of soggy carpeting. Now, after several months and tens of thousands of dollars of work, the Foley home is mold-free. A …
Does a Florida Condominium Association without a fire sprinkler system in place have to install one? By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. Many condominium association buildings in Florida were built without having a fire sprinkler safety system. According to governing statutes, …
by Keith Carracher, President, Complete Property Maintenance, Inc. Hurricane Season began on June first, and most Floridians know that there are preparations that need to be taken to ensure everyone’s personal safety and the protection of our homes. Initially, most …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Mike Schneider, Jennifer Kay and Melissa Nelson-Gabriel Published June 7, 2015 Since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago, causing $33 billion in insurance claims, the state’s coastal communities …
Disaster Planning & Recovery for Community Associations by Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. As we in South Florida are all painfully aware, Hurricane Wilma, the last major storm to impact South Florida left a path of destruction, raised issues pertaining to …