Broward is one of two Florida counties (Miami-Dade is the other) which requires multifamily buildings that are larger than 3,500 square feet (in the case of Miami-Dade it is buildings in excess of 2,000 square feet) and are forty years old or older to be inspected for structural and electrical […]
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Estoppel Certificates Explained
Q: Our small condominium is self-managed. We recently received a letter from a title insurance company telling us we are required to give them an “estoppel letter” within the next ten days. No one on our board knows what that term means. We did some internet research and see that […]
Q: The windows in my condominium unit need to be replaced. My condominium association is stating that windows are my responsibility. Because the windows are part of the exterior building, doesn’t Florida law require the association to replace the windows? (S.R, via e-mail) A: The Florida Condominium Act does not […]
I was a double major in college while also playing Division I football. One of the advantages of being a student athlete in college is that the athletic department had academic counselors watching our academic activities throughout the course of the school year. About two weeks before my college graduation I […]
Perry Ellis is a Fortune 500 company that trades publicly on the NASDAQ. But like so many successful companies, its story is that of a small humble company who was strategic in its growth and used an opportunity presented in litigation to help propel its growth. It was started by […]