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Florida Legislature Approves Landmark Bill Allowing High Rises to Opt-Out of Installing Fire Sprinkler and Engineered Life Safety Systems

05.16.2017
Donna DiMaggio BergerEllyn Setnor Bogdanoff

Becker & Poliakoff Lobbying Team Scores Win for Condo Associations FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 16, 2017 – In a major victory for Florida’s condominium owners, the Florida Legislature last week approved a bill allowing a key opt-out provision for installing fire sprinkler and engineered life safety systems in older high-rise […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Government Law & Lobbying

Why the Florida Legislature Needs to Fix Condo Sprinkler-System Problem

02.14.2017
Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff

For more than a decade older high-rise condominiums throughout Florida have been discussing, debating, and exercising their legal rights with regard to sprinkler system retrofitting requirements. In 2003, the Florida Legislature responded by allowing each community to vote to opt out of sprinklers inside their units and the right to […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Government Law & Lobbying