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Today’s column is the fifth installment exploring the 2025 changes to the statutes made by House Bill 913. Today’s topics, changes to the statutes on year-end financial reporting requirements and official records rules. Financial Reports Timing: The law still requires that the association prepare and complete, or contract for preparation […]

In a recent article for The AI Innovator, Jon Polenberg, a shareholder and Vice Chair of Becker’s Business Litigation Practice Group, examines the growing legal tension between generative AI and copyright law. Titled “Generative AI vs. Copyright: The Fight for the Future of Creativity,” the piece unpacks the legal, ethical, […]

Today’s column is the fourth installment of our annual legislative review, focusing on HB 913, which became effective on July 1, 2025. Today’s topic, reserves: Here is a summary of the major changes: Three “Habitable” Stories: Although there are inherent conflicts in the statute (some clauses that should have been […]

Can a cooperative board terminate a shareholder’s lease for disruptive or threatening behavior—even before the lease ends? In the latest issue of Co-op & Condo Case Law Tracker, Becker shareholder Steven S. Anderson explores a recent New York Appellate Court decision affirming that HDFC (Housing Development Fund Corporation) co-op boards have the […]

Today’s column is the third installment of our annual legislative review examining the significant changes to the Florida Condominium Act that became effective July 1, 2025. Today’s focus is the annual meeting of the association members required by law for the election of directors and conducting any other business legally […]