Firm shareholder and board certified community association law expert Roberto C. Blanch was quoted extensively in the lead article at the top of the front page of the Sunday, June 29th, edition of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
The article, which appeared under the headline “Condo Law May Require Too Much for Some,” focused on…

The 2025 Florida Legislative Session began on March 4, once again bringing forward a slate of bills with the potential to impact the millions of Floridians living in community associations significantly. The ripple effects of the sweeping statutory changes enacted in response to the 2021 Champlain Towers South tragedy continue to shape proposed legislation and…

The management and administration of community associations entails an open process in which the participation of unit-owner members plays a vital role. Association meetings are where the rubber meets the road for the proper and effective functioning of communities, so owners should come to know and understand the different types of meetings and how they…

Few topics are as important or complex when negotiating a commercial lease as the Tenant Improvement Allowance (TIA). Sometimes referred to as a Construction Allowance or Installation Allowance, a TIA is a sum a landlord agrees to reimburse a tenant for improving the leased space. It’s a powerful tool that helps tenants build out the…

The My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program that was enacted last year proved to be very popular with condominium communities in need of storm-hardening renovations and improvements. The program exhausted its total budget and stopped accepting applications less than a week after its launch, and the state’s lawmakers made some changes earlier this year that…

The firm’s latest Miami Herald “Real Estate Counselor” column was authored by Michael L. Hyman and appeared in Sunday’s edition of the newspaper. The article, which is titled “How Condo Owners Are Affected When an Association Files for Bankruptcy,” focuses on a couple of recent association bankruptcies and offers an overview of such filings for…

The firm’s latest Miami Herald “Real Estate Counselor” column was authored by shareholder Michael Toback and appears in today’s edition of the newspaper. The article, which is titled “Lawsuit Alleges Malicious Interference Against Condo Buyers with Service Animals,” focuses on a recent lawsuit that illustrates the potential perils of associations losing sight of the applicable…