South Florida’s aging strip malls are entering a new chapter of reinvention. With traditional retail under pressure from e-commerce and changing consumer behaviors, developers and community leaders are boldly reimagining these once-forgotten corridors into mixed-use, experiential, and community-oriented spaces. In this Daily Business Review article, Becker attorney Jake Schulman explores...
Q: Can a condominium board member show up at my home and harass me? (K.W., via e-mail) A: “Harassment” in the legal sense is defined in Section 784.048 of the Florida Statutes to include engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress […]
Under a new Florida law, condominium boards must simultaneously provide a substitute budget when proposing an annual budget that exceeds 115% of the previous year’s budget. This substitute budget must exclude discretionary expenditures not required to be in the budget.
The Marketable Record Title Act (“MRTA”) is set forth in Chapter 712, Florida Statutes, and provides that interests in real property are extinguished after thirty (30) years, with limited exceptions, unless preserved through compliance with Chapter 712. Due to the limited exceptions, MRTA generally does not affect condominium associations and […]
Are your Florida community association board meetings becoming free-for-alls? Are there insults and attacks being exchanged at your member meetings? Has the world become a less kind place, even in a homeowners’ association meeting? Can’t we all just get along?
