Becker is thrilled to announce that shareholder Yolanda Cash Jackson has been named “Outstanding Minority Partner at a Majority Firm” by the National Bar Association (NBA) Women Lawyers Division. This prestigious award exemplifies her numerous accomplishments in the community, the state of Florida, and the legal field. Ms. Jackson accepted […]
This is the second installment of my annual legislative review for 2024. The first segment looked at changes to the condominium laws regarding director education, mandatory website requirements, new board meeting procedures, and the addition of criminal penalties for certain aspects of condominium statute violations. Today we will look at […]
Written by Alicia Marrero-Riera with assistance from Perry S. Adair Introduction On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision overturning the longstanding Chevron deference doctrine, a judicial practice that largely required courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of statutes in rulemaking. […]
2024 was a particularly active year for community association legislation. There were several hundred pages of legislation affecting condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ associations. Community association legislation is often described as “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” 2024 was a notable exception in that not much “good” appears to have […]
For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Are you struggling with a hoarder in your association and need practical advice? Do your Association’s books and records need some attention now that new laws in Florida require them to be kept in an “organized fashion”? Tune in […]