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Florida-Based Insurance Carrier Deemed Insolvent – What This Means For Your Community Association

04.29.2021
Sanjay Kurian

Florida-based insurance carrier American Capital Assurance Corp. (“AmCap”) entered receivership recently and is in the process of being liquidated after being deemed insolvent by Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation. There are potential issues for the many condominium associations and others that were insured by AmCap or who have claims with […]

Areas of Focus: Construction Law & Litigation

ICYMI: Becker Shareholders Featured @ 2021 Multifamily Forum: West & Central Florida

04.27.2021
Steven B. Lesser

Becker is a longtime supporter of the Multifamily Forum: West & Central Florida, the go-to event featuring insights from leading owners, managers, developers, investors, and others with extensive knowledge in this specific area of housing development. We are always happy to welcome these perspectives to our own conversation regarding legal […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate, Construction Law & Litigation

BECKER UPDATE: 2021 Florida Legislative Session, Week #7 & Week #8

04.26.2021
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé Keichi FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonNicholas G. MatthewsLaToya Sheals

HEADLINES Budget. After a week of budget conferencing, the House and Senate appear to be nearing agreement on the state budget for the fiscal year. On Friday night, House and Senate budget chiefs publicly accepted compromises regarding health care, education and prisons expenditures. Some of the key decisions included backing […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Becker’s Washington Weekly: Week of April 19, 2021

04.19.2021
Anthony BedellJosé Keichi FuentesOmar FrancoBert GómezAlfonso LopezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

The House The House returns this week and will spend Monday evening voting on a series of bills under suspension of the rules. Among the mostly non-controversial legislation expected to receive a vote and pass under suspension is a package of bills related to the Department of Homeland Security, HR […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying

Omnibus Bill (SB 630) Brings Changes for Florida Condos, Cooperatives and HOAs

04.14.2021
Donna DiMaggio Berger

This year’s large community association omnibus bill will likely become law. This bill, which bears an effective date of July 1, 2021, contains changes which will impact condominiums, cooperatives and HOAs. At more than 100 pages, we will discuss only some of those changes in today’s CALL Alert. This bill, […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL), Florida Community Association