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
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. Read the article here.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
Given the varieties of intensely personal situations necessitating assistance to the disabled, coupled with the sheer array of complex individual circumstances, it’s almost impossible to take a cookie cutter approach to any of them. Read the full article here: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2020/08/28/faking-your-emotional-support-chicken-in-florida-can-now-land-you-in-jail/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
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULES PANDEMIC CONSTITUTES EMERGENCY Abramson v. DeSantis, SC20-646, 2020 WL 3464376 (Fla. June 25, 2020) In a suit challenging the validity of executive orders issued by Governor Ron Desantis under the State Emergency Management Act, a unanimous Florida Supreme Court ruled that the pandemic is a “natural emergency” and that the Governor...Read More
