Q: How can condominium associations handle a unit owner who frequently threatens lawsuits against the association and its board members, especially when these actions seem frivolous and disrupt our ability to manage the community? (S.M., via e-mail) A: Florida’s courts have called condominium associations “democratic sub-societies.” Democracy is messy. While […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
For the 11th consecutive year, Becker has earned a Diamond Level Readers’ Choice Award from the Florida Community Association Journal (FLCAJ). The FLCAJ announced its annual Readers’ Choice Award winners in the March 2025 issue of the magazine. The FLCAJ Readers’ Choice Awards is a unique recognition program that shines a […]
Community association managers and board members often find themselves dealing with the mental illness of a resident, especially if the resident has no family members nearby. Florida sometimes becomes a place where families leave other family members and ignore them. By default, community associations are forced to deal with the […]
March 6, 2025 – Miami, FL — Becker & Poliakoff, in partnership with the University of Miami School of Law, is pleased to announce that Horacio Gutierrez, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at The Walt Disney Company will serve as the next keynote speaker of the Alan […]
Ft Lauderdale, FL – March 1, 2025 –Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals in offices throughout the East Coast, announced that Shareholder and Chief Business Officer Vincenzo Mogavero has been appointed to Becker’s Management Committee. Vincenzo is an experienced litigator with a specialty in Construction Law. […]