Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Rene Rodriguez Published March 8, 2018 When Jesus Urdaneta paid $500,000 for a three-bedroom, two-bath unit in a modest condo building in Brickell, he thought he had found the perfect place for him …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Jenny Staletovich Published March 7, 2018 If you’re a homeowner in Florida relying on flood zone maps to decide whether to buy insurance, you may want to check your drivers license instead. “If it says …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Rene Rodriguez Published January 16, 2018 Four months after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Keys and worked its way up Florida’s west coast, the scope of the storm’s long-term effects are still …
Article Courtesy of The Daily Business Review By Noah B. Tennyson Published January 24, 2018 In a recent Florida appellate decision, titled Beach Club Towers Homeowners Association v. Chris Jones, Property Appraiser for Escambia County, Florida, 2017 WL 4526773, (Fla. …
Article Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post By Kenya Woodard Published February 13, 2018 TALLAHASSEE — The score is now vacation rentals – 2, local government – 0 after a bill giving the state the power to regulate the former …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. Bakalar & Associates, PA CS/CS/CS/SB 398 – Estoppel Certificates The bill revises requirements for estoppel certificates for condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations. Under current law, when an ownership interest in a condominium unit, cooperative unit, …
House Bill 1237 The bill makes two main categories of changes relating to the regulation and operation of condominium associations. The changes: *Define and prohibit or restrict activities constituting a conflict of interest which may be detrimental to the unit …
Senate Bill 398: The bill revises requirements for estoppel certificates for condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations. Under current law, when an ownership interest in a condominium unit, cooperative unit, or homeowners’ parcel is transferred, the new owner is jointly and …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. During the legislative session which ended on May 5, 2017, the Florida legislature passed 5 bills which will become law on July 1, 2017 unless some or all of the proposed bills are vetoed by …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. Bakalar & Associates, PA Effective July 1, 2016 there are new laws on the books related to servicemember rental of real property. Chapter 2016-242, Laws Of Florida now has provisions, as part of the Florida …
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