Q: Will the mediator decide my case? A: No. Although mediators are usually lawyers, and often retired judges, they serve in neither capacity in the mediation process. The role of a mediator is to aid the adverse parties in facilitating an agreed settlement. Mediators don’t decide cases. They’re not even […]
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 […]
One of the most common and easily overlooked sources of disputes in Florida residential transactions is personal property: what’s actually included in the sale, what’s excluded, and how it’s documented in the contract. Adding personal property items is so commonplace that both the Standard and “AS IS” versions of the […]
Q: What is mediation and how is it different from arbitration? A: For whatever reason, people tend to confuse the terms mediation and arbitration. Mediation is an informal settlement conference. The parties come together (either in person or more and more frequently by Zoom) with a neutral mediator who is […]
New changes to the condominium electronic voting statute, effective July 1, 2025, create a new framework for condominium voting by allowing owners to submit signed ballots by email. The new statutory changes are far from clear, and practitioners are currently debating the best way to interpret when and how this […]
