HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – (October 15, 2020) – Jed Frankel, a shareholder at Eisinger Law, has been reappointed to the Town of Bay Harbor Islands Planning and Zoning Board to serve an additional two-year term. While serving on the town’s Planning and Zoning Board, Frankel’s responsibilities will include participating in the review and approval of proposed...Read More

If you own a condominium or live in a homeowners’ association, you’re essentially in the residential property management business with your neighbors.  What could go wrong? Derived from compounded Latin, with “con” translating into “together with” and “dominium” meaning “right of ownership” the glitzy real estate term or even the cachet of being a homeowners’ association member...Read More

Today, Friday September 25, 2020 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-244, moving all of Florida’s 67 counties into Phase 3. Executive Order 20-244 does the following: Removes state-level restrictions on businesses, such as restaurants. Provides that no COVID-19 emergency ordinance may prevent an individual from working or operating a business, giving Floridians and...Read More

Political polarization in 2020 has reached a COVID-fevered pitch, ignited by shadowy entities of all kinds fueling a whole lot of anger.  As if things weren’t volatile enough, it’s now election season in Florida, which boasts more community associations than any other state in America. When we really believe in something, many of us feel a...Read More

Florida’s official hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30 – that’s six months out of the year.  As we head into the busiest part of the season, weather patterns can be unpredictable and quickly shift from pleasant to severe.  This is why hurricane preparation should be a critical component of community association operations....Read More

With full restrictions yet to be lifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with a high unemployment rate and virtual schooling for most of the country, stress-related incidents and escalating tensions within community associations are on the rise. Mental health concerns have been exponentially compounded by the fact that social distancing is still enforced and many...Read More

With the approaching July 4th holiday weekend community associations are on high alert and warning residents of the consequences and potential dangers of violating rules which prohibit setting off fireworks and the like. Eisinger Law, a law firm that specializes homeowners and condominium association law and represents more than 800 associations throughout the state of...Read More

On May 20, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) issued Emergency Order 2020-06, which appears to cancel a majority of the provisions previously adopted in Emergency Order 2020-04, issued  March 27 in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The DBPR has taken the position that its prior emergency order, which among other things,...Read More

On the heels of Mental Health Awareness month and with full restrictions yet to be lifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, stress-related incidents and escalating tensions within community associations are on the rise. Mental health issues have been exponentially compounded by the fact that social distancing is still enforced and many people who suffer from mental...Read More