The first COVID-19 related Emergency Order from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) was issued on March 16, 2020 (“2020-01”). Now, nine (9) months later and there is another spike of COVID-19 infections across the country. As COVID-19 infections spike, board members of Community Associations across the state […]
Everyone is ready to get back to business and for business to get back to normal. However, it appears that we are going to have a new normal in the business world. At first, we will likely see businesses taking action to replace lost income or minimizing expenses. This may […]
The answer to this question is that it depends on your policy. Commercial General Liability coverage would not typically cover the types of losses caused by an epidemic or a pandemic. However, a business can insure against business losses by purchasing Business Interruption coverage, Contingent Business Interruption coverage or Civil […]
A homeowner association and a condominium association have a duty to maintain their common property. That duty is generally provided for in Florida Statutes and the express duties are usually set forth in the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions. For homeowners’ associations, the duty is set forth in Fla. Stat. […]
In a closely held business in which one person or a small group of people have control over the company’s voting majority, life can be made difficult for a minority owner. Often times when there is a disagreement about the business the majority owner(s) will use their majority interest in […]
A sweeping insurance reform bill was signed into law by the Governor on May 23, 2019. The law creates two entirely new sections in Chapter 627 of the Florida Statutes, which governs Insurance Contracts. The bill creates Section 627.7152, Florida Statutes, which regulates assignment agreements that are regularly known in […]
Selling your business is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. The reasons for selling your business can vary. It can be a well planned event culminating decades of hard work, it can occur quickly due to an offer that can’t be refused, or it can be […]
In 2017, Florida enacted legislation that specifically required disclosure when a condominium association conflict of interest arises between a director or officer and a vendor. Specifically, Fla. Stat. 718.3027(1) states that the two situations below create a rebuttable presumption of a conflict of interest. A director or an officer, or […]
Every state has different requirements for what must be disclosed when selling residential property. Some states don’t require any disclosure and some states require disclosure of facts that don’t tangibly affect the property, such as a murder or suicide. In Florida, it has always been a violation of the law […]
The appropriate venue for litigating the foreclosure of a construction lien is obvious. The appropriate venue must be the county in which the property is located. Clearly, the county in which the property is located must issue the foreclosure judgment and hold the foreclosure sale. This is the case even […]