Florida House Bill 797 (2026) creates a comprehensive statutory framework governing derivative actions under newly created Sections 617.0741 through 617.0747 of the Florida Nonprofit Corporations Act. Because most Florida condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations are organized as nonprofit corporations under Chapter 617, these provisions will have direct consequences for community...
Both Chapter 718 and Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, encourage, recommend and in some situations even require pre-suit mediation. But what is mediation? Legally speaking, mediation is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (a/k/a ADR). Practically speaking, mediation is a supervised and confidential settlement negotiation. Pre-suit mediation is a process by […]
Most people who live in Florida live in some form of a residential development that is typically managed by a community association that governs, maintains, and administers the development. In Florida, community associations are regulated by Florida Statutes, which have increasingly emphasized transparency in recent years, particularly with regard to […]
Q: Recently, my condominium association installed two electric vehicle charging stations in unassigned parking spaces. While this was discussed at a series of board meetings, there was no owner vote authorizing the installation. Isn’t this the type of change to the condominium property that must be approved by the members […]
Becker’s New York attorneys Jie Chengying Xiu, shareholder; Victor J. DiGioia, Regional Managing Shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice; and Michael A. Goldstein, shareholder, attended the Asian American Business Development Center’s 25th Anniversary Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Gala on September 16, 2026, at Cipriani Wall […]
