EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS AND HOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD HANDLE SUCH REQUESTS By: Shantrell Lewis, Esq. / Bakalar & Associates, P.A. An issue that many community associations are being challenged with is when occupants, including property owners, tenants, and visitors, want …
Important things for Community Associations to Know about the FHA and the ADA By: Shantrell Lewis, Esq. / Bakalar & Associates, PA Board members of community associations have a fiduciary duty to the owners within the community. This means that …
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 Channel 6 News [Orlando] By Louis Bolden Published September 12, 2015 A local family has been allowed to put up fence for their son with Asperger’s syndrome, which is commonly associated with the autism spectrum, after a …
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS AND HOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD HANDLE SUCH REQUESTS By Shantell Lewis, Esq., Bakalar & Associates, PA An issue that many community associations are being challenged with is when occupants, including property owners, tenants, and visitors, want to …
By MARISOL MEDINA The Associated Press Published: June 29, 2015 MIAMI – A new Florida law taking effect July 1 will make it a misdemeanor to pass off an unqualified pet as a service animal. The law, proposed by state …
ORLANDO — NEWS 13 By Bailey Myers and Christie Zizo, Team Coverage Last Updated: Wednesday, July 01, 2015, 7:38 PM A new Florida law means jail time if you pose your pet as a service animal. Starting July 1, anyone …
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 …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Marcia Heroux Pounds Published July 18, 2015 The Federal Trade Commission has permanently blocked an operation that regulators say bilked millions of dollars from Spanish-speaking consumers nationwide by tricking them into paying bogus …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Lisa J. Huriash Published July 8, 2015 A Hollywood woman was arrested for allegedly stealing money from her boss for her own profit and that of her condo association.. Police said Theresa Brunetto, …