Insights & News

Omar Franco, head of Becker & Poliakoff’s Federal Lobbying Practice in Washington, D.C., graces the front cover of the Fall 2025 issue of INFLUENCE Magazine. The feature explores the growth of Florida-based lobbying firms beyond their Sunshine State roots. Becker’s lobbying practice is known for strategically leveraging the team’s decades […]

Winter snow is beautiful, but for community associations—both condominiums and homeowners associations—it represents a significant liability challenge. Boards and managers need to understand their snow clearing duties, which are determined by state law, governing documents, and local ordinances. Getting it wrong can expose the association to expensive slip-and-fall lawsuits. This […]

Q: Can you explain how a condominium association’s budget is made and presented? What is the difference between operating expenses and reserves? What are straight-line and pooled methods for reserves? (J.D., via e-mail) A: A condominium budget is a formal, forward-looking financial plan that estimates the association’s revenues and expenditures […]

As electric vehicles (“EV”) become increasingly common, condominium associations throughout Florida face new challenges. While state law provides a framework for EV Charging Stations on condominium property, several important questions remain unanswered—particularly when it comes to responsibilities of the unit owner and associations, and how those duties are shared when […]

Q: I recently bought a condominium unit. While reviewing the documents, I noticed they include a survey and some diagrams, but they did not seem very detailed and were very blurry and hard to read. Are these important? I want to be sure my ownership rights are properly documented. (J.D., […]