American with Disability Act Requirements and Potential Legal Consequences When Going Digital By: Carolina Sznajderman Sheir, Esq. and Jonathan Garber Like it or not, many Florida condominium associations are now digital. As of January 1, 2019, Florida condominium associations with 150 or more units are required to maintain a website pursuant to Fla. Stat. §718.111(12)(g)....Read More

January 2020 PRIVATE AVIATION COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP TERMINATED Naked Lady Ranch, Inc. v. Wycoki, 44 Fla. L. Weekly D2787 (Fla. 4th DCA November 20, 2019) A member in a private aviation community consisting of fifty private residences paid a private pilot to fly him and several co-workers out of the community’s airport several times per week. ...Read More

One of the biggest complaints expressed by association unit owners is the lack of transparency and/or access to information regarding the operations of the association. It seems that vital operative documents such as the Declaration, By-Laws, meeting minutes, contracts, and bank statements are a mystery to most owners. This mystery is actually a myth, as...Read More

Alessandra Stivelman e Carolina Sznajderman Sheir da firma Eisinger, Brown, Levis, Frankel & Chaiet em Hollywood enfocam a sua prática em lei de a sua  prática em leis de associações comunitárias e “Real Estate Laws”. As recentes mudanças e tendências políticas na imigração do presidente Donald Trump refletem certas ideologias da comunidade dos Estados Unidos...Read More

November, 2019 GOOGLE MAPS PHOTOGRAPH NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE City of Miami v. Kho, 44 Fla. L. Weekly D2555 (Fla. 3d DCA October 16, 2019) Photographic evidence often plays a critical role at trial. Google and other services make photographs available on their sites for public use, at no charge. As this recent case illustrates, the rules...Read More

Un propietario o residente padece de discapacidad física y solicita la instalación de una rampa en las áreas comunes, o alguna otra modificación estructural a la propiedad que le permite el uso y disfruto de la propiedad. ¿Qué obligación tiene la asociación de cumplir con dicha petición? Como siempre, la respuesta legal más común es...Read More

HOMEOWNERS ORDERED TO ARBITRATION Hayslip v. U.S. Home Corp., 276 So. 3d 109 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)A Several years after purchasing a home from the original buyers, the Hayslips discovered defects in the stucco system and sued the developer for construction defects and violation of the Florida Building Code. The developer moved to compel arbitration...Read More