Alessandra Stivelman

An AV Preeminent® rated attorney, Stivelman is a partner at Eisinger Law, a full-service law firm based in Hollywood, Florida.

Her primary areas of practice are: real estate law, condominium and community association law, commercial litigation, construction litigation and corporate/partnership law.

Stivelman is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by The Florida Bar. She also teaches a DBPR-approved Condominium and Homeowners Association Board Certification Course and regularly trains and certifies clients of the law firm and board members throughout the state. In addition, she is certified to teach DBPR-approved continuing education classes for community association property managers and CAM licensees and frequently participates in panel speaking events on various community association and real estate topics. Stivelman has also recently started teaching Condominium Law at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law as an adjunct Professor.

Stivelman is a native from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Upon graduating cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, she earned her juris doctorate and graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law.

Practice Areas:

• Real estate law
• Condominium and community association law
• Commercial litigation
• Construction litigation
• Corporate / Partnership Law

Awards and Recognitions:

• Fort Lauderdale Illustrated magazine 2022 Top Lawyer
• Super Lawyers 2022 Florida Rising Star
• Super Lawyers 2021 Florida Rising Star
• Fort Lauderdale Illustrated magazine 2020 Top Lawyer
• Hispanic Woman of Distinction 2020 honoree
• South Florida Legal Guide 2020 Top Up & Comer
• Super Lawyers 2020 Florida Rising Star
• Daily Business Review, On the Rise 2019
• Super Lawyers, 2019 Florida Rising Star
• South Florida Legal Guide 2019 Top Up & Comer
• South Florida Business & Wealth magazine’s 2017 Up & Comer, Legal category
• AV Preeminent® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
• Eisinger Law winner of the Florida Community Association Journal’s Readers’ Choice Award 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015

Professional and Community Organizations:

• Board of Directors, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus
• Board Member and Educational Director, Florida Lawyers Network (FLN), Aventura Chapter
• Member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association
• FBI Citizens Academy Alumnus
• USC Alumni Association Admission Volunteer Team
• Jewish Federation of Broward County – Young Leadership Division and 2014-2015 Horizons Leadership Program
• Member of the Florida Community Association Professionals

Published Articles:

• CBS News Miami:”I’m not sleeping at all,” more Hollywood owners said to be blindsided by steep condo fees
• HOA Leader: Florida Softens the Blow of Its Post-Champlain Law, But Not by Much
• HOA Leader: What’s Happening with Condo/HOA Insurance in California, and Will It Spread?
• HOA Leader: Owner Balks at California HOA’s Emergency Assessment; Do You Also Have This Power?
• HOA Leader: Which Condo/HOA Bylaw Interpretation Is Correct Here?
• HOA Leader: HOA Demands to See Drivers’ Licenses: The Surprising Results Put Them in a Bit of a Bind
• HOA Leader: What to Know About Keeping Your Condo/HOA Funds Safe During Banking Instability
• HOA Leader: HOA Owner Treats Common Lawn as His Own, and Other Neighbors are Following His Lead
• HOAleader Video: Using Residents as Your Violation Police Force
• Cooperator News: Surveillance in Buildings & HOAS
• Daily Business Review: How Attorneys Can Help Homeowners Protect Their Association Amid Financial Fraud
• Community Association Insider: Association Swimming Pools: To Lifeguard or Not to Lifeguard?
• Community Association Insider: Record Inspection Request Requires Rapid Response — Even if Request Rambles
• Community Association Insider: What Can — and Should — Associations Do About Political Displays?
• HOA Leader: How to Lose Your Condo/HOA Insurance Coverage In One Easy Step
• HOA Leader: Texting for Condo/HOA Business? How to Start Keeping Those Records
• HOA Leader: How Texting and Condo/HOA Records Policies Collide
• HOA Leader: When Owners Hit Record: What to Include in a Condo/HOA Video Policy
• HOA Leader: 5 Reasons This Offer to an HOA Sounds Too Good to Be True
• HOA Leader: HOA Manager Wants To Share PPP Loan–Wait, What?
• HOA Leader: Sheesh, Amending These HOA Bylaws Seems Over the Top–Or Is It?
• HOA Leader: 5 Steps to Getting Great Bids for Condo/HOA Work
• HOA Leader: Readers Say It’s a Bear Getting Competitive Bids for Condo/HOA Work Today
• Palm Beach Daily News: Ex-timeshare condos fetch nearly $10 million in unusual Palm Beach sale
• Community Association Insider: Deconversions on the Rise: What You Need to Know
  
• Community Association Insider: Take the Time to Re-Examine Rules for Potentially Discriminatory Impact
  
• Community Association Insider: Condo Board Can Negotiate Building Sale Without Owner Approval
• Why an Illinois Court Backed This Condo’s Denial of a Requested Accommodation
• How to Stop a Condo/HOA Violation That’s Hard to Prove
• Michigan HOA Manager Faces Criminal Charges for Failure to Update Fire Suppressors
• Did This Condo Lawyer Do the Board Recall Vote Math Correctly?
• New law aims to keep basketball hoops up, tensions down in restrictive Maryland communities
• Security guard forced off property by condo board president, residents say he’s on a power trip
• Residents unhappy with Miami condo board president that has history of aggressive behavior
• Why You Need to Keep These Condo/HOA Records and Destroy Those
• HOAleader Video: Why You Should Shred (a.k.a. How to Create a Document Retention Policy)
• Fireworks: Can Your Condo/HOA Ban Them? Why Would You?
• Is It Necessary to Protect Your Condo/HOA from Institutional Investors?
• HOA President Stalls Removal of Director Who Breached Fiduciary Duty: What Now?
• Yea or Nay: “Discounting” Condo/HOA Assessments and Fees
• Dos and Don’ts for Writing Your Condo/HOA Annual Report
• Ethical and Transparent Condo/HOA Door-to-Door Vote Canvassing
• DÚVIDAS ECOAM APÓS O COLAPSO DO CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH
• Florida Community Associations now protected by new Limited Liability Law relating to COVID-19
• Legit or Not: HOA Manager Files Liens (Or Loans?) Against Owners
• Management Company Files Liens, Board Says It Was in the Dark
• Holdover HOA Board’s Actions Could Be Fraught with Peril
• HOA Reader Asks: Is This an “Illegitimate Board”?
• How to Respond When an Ousted HOA Board Sabotages a New Board
• Sign of the Times? Ousted HOA Board Goes “Scorched Earth”
• Is the Developer or HOA Liable in This Case?
• HOA Board Wonders If It Can Enforce Bylaws
• 7 Provisions You Shouldn’t Leave Out of Condo/HOA Construction Contracts
• Construction Contracts: Protect Your Condo/HOA from These One-Sided Traps
• Aventura News: Running a Community Association as a democracy, transition of power without a condo coup
• Sunny Isles Beach Community Newspapers: Running a Community Association as a democracy, transition of power without a condo coup 
• Fisher Island owners sue homeowners association in $11M lawsuit | Miami Herald
• Cooperator: Transferring Board Power Without a ‘Condo Coup’
• HOA Leader: Legit or Not: HOA Manager Files Liens (Or Loans?) Against Owners
• Daily Business Review: Fireworks, Home Displays Adding to HOA Concerns for COVID-Burdened Hospitals
• Latin Mom Attorney Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish Helps the Community
• Daily Business Review: No Changes to HOA, Condo Political Sign Landscape as Election Season Gears Up
• Daily Business Review: Faking Your Emotional Support Chicken in Florida Can Now Land You in Jail
• Daily Business Review: Order Gives Some Emergency Powers — But Not All — to Condo Associations
• Miami Herald: Some condo associations are blocking leases and sales. Realtors argue it’s illegal.
• Miami Herald: Miami condo associations try to limit visitor access. But what can they enforce?
• La Familia be Broward: Lidiando con Asociaciones Comunitarias y de Condominios durante crisis del Coronavirus
• Miami Herald: What happens when condo neighbors test positive for coronavirus? Miami is finding out
• WLRN Sundial: Housing In The Time Of COVID-19
• Local 10: HOA promises to refund residents whose vehicles were booted in their driveways
• HOA Leader: HUD Crackdown? Condo/HOA Boards May Benefit from New Service/Assistance Animal Rules
• HOA Leader: Condo/HOA Board Interim Positions, Explained
• HOA Leader: Who Needs to Sign Your Condo/HOA Contracts?
• HOA Leader: What This HOA Board Could Have Done Instead of Foreclosing
• HOA Leader: Vendor Donations to Your Condo/HOA Events: Dos and Don’ts
•  HOA Leader: Should Condo/HOA Boards Have a Separation of Church and State?
• Daily Business Review: How to Best Control Iguanas Within Community Associations
• HOA Leader: What to Do When a Condo/HOA Board Member Breaches the Duty of Confidentiality
• Architectural Review: How to Respond To “Hey, It’s Not Prohibited in the Condo/HOA Governing Documents
• HOA Leader: Who Knew Basketball Hoops Could Be So Complicated for HOAs?
• HOA Leader: Is This Lawsuit An Appropriate Use of Condo Funds?
• HOA Leader: The Records That Are “Public” When It Comes to Condos and HOAs
• Q&As With DBR’s 2019 On the Rise Honorees
• Should Your Condo or HOA Board Members Be Logging into Association Bank Accounts Daily?
• HOA Leader: The Economy Is Quirky: Should You Adjust Your Condo/HOA Budget’s Bad Debt Line Item?
• HOA Leader: Sweet! A New Way for Condos and HOAs to Make More Money (or Not)
• HOA Leader: It’s Time to Begin Charging Condo/HOA a Capital Contribution or New-Owner Fee (or Not)
• Houston, Condos and HOAs Truly Do Have a Potential Problem with Bias
• Board Members, Property Managers: Be Aware of New Community Association Guidelines
• Service Animals Vs. Emotional Support Animals
• Pit Bull Versus Housing Anti-Discrimination Case Weighs Protection For Support Animal In Condo
• Be Cautious with Accommodation Requests
• Courts Weigh Emotional Support Animals Against Homeowner Rules
• Adjourning and Ducking into an HOA Executive Session: Can You Do It?
• Getting to Your HOA’s Executive Session, Step by Step
• Foreclosing When Owners Don’t Maintain: From Small Claims to a Lien
• Feeling Ignored? How to Be Heard at Your HOA Board Meeting
• Recognizing Board Members During an HOA Board Meeting
• You Sue an HOA Owner, Win, and Get a Money Judgement. Can You Foreclose?
• Possession of Real Property (Private Beach Access) Senate/House Bill 163.035 is a new law passed by the Florida Legislature which went into effect July 1, 2018.