Another Florida hurricane season kicks off on the first of June. Is your community association prepared? Many condominium associations around the State are still recovering from a lack of hurricane preparedness before last year’s season. Do not let this happen to your community association this year! Understand your emergency powers […]
Jacksonville, Fla. – May 30, 2018 – Hans C. Wahl was recognized today by The Florida Bar with Board Certification in Condominium & Planned Development Law. This is the first year they have offered the certification in Condominium & Planned Development Law. “Condominium and planned development law” is the practice […]
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Many landlords are reluctant to grant tenant option to purchase in a lease agreement. That’s because the options may disincentivize other potential buyers or cause delays in the landlord’s negotiation of a sale. Still, landlords may grant options to purchase to attract large, creditworthy tenants, particularly if they are the […]
Board members of any condominium association are no doubt familiar with the following scenario: a unit owner gets behind on his assessments and refuses to bring his balance current; the association records a lien against the unit and, when that still doesn’t motivate the owner to bring his balance current, […]
The Florida Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry in Florida. As a result, the Florida Legislature enacted Chapter 489, Florida Statutes. Florida Construction Licensing is further broken down by restrictions on the scope of work a respective […]
The indemnification provisions are among the most heavily negotiated portions of a purchase agreement, yet business owners may be tempted into thinking they are simply something lawyers like to argue over without realizing their importance. The indemnification provisions deal with the issue of what rights the acquirer have when it […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Cooperative Act (Chapter 719, Florida Statutes). These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s cooperative associations: Official Records: For several […]
A few Florida municipalities recently enacted so-called “Living Wage” ordinances. For instance, such ordinances have been adopted by Broward and Alachua counties, and the cities of Miami, West Palm Beach, and St. Petersburg. In sum, these ordinances require certain contractors and subcontractors that provide services to the municipality to pay […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act. These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s homeowners’ associations: Official Records: Excludes from the official records […]