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Tree Maintenance and the Potential Impact of Section 163.045, Florida Statutes

01.28.2022

In general, a community association is responsible for operating and maintaining the common areas of the community (in the case of homeowners’ associations), and the common elements (in the case of condominium associations). If there are trees located on these common areas/elements, the association’s maintenance duties will include trimming and […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

Can You Have Rules Dealing With Children?

01.28.2022
Michael O. Dermody

In 1988, Congress added “familial status” – defined as including those family groups with children under 18 – to the list of protected groups under the Fair Housing Act. Since that time, condominium and homeowner associations have been discovering that their various rules regulating or prohibiting the use of the […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

Becker’s State Lobbying Update: Week 2, January 17-21, 2022

01.25.2022
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé K. FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonMax LosnerNicholas G. MatthewsLaToya Sheals

HEADLINES SB 102 by Sen. Ray Rodrigues passed on Thursday, January 20, 2022 and created new political maps for congressional districts and state Senate. The congressional map proposal passed with a vote of 31-4 and the state Senate district map (SB 100 by Sen. Ray Rodrigues) passed 34-3. This vote comes two […]

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