Insights & News

Becker proudly announces that Donna DiMaggio Berger, Shareholder, and Vice-Chair of the Firm’s Community Association Practice, has been recognized as a 2024 Florida Trend Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law honoree. Florida Trend notes, “The list of Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law is becoming even more distinctive and difficult for […]

Periodic engineering inspections and mandatory reserve funding deadlines set forth by the Florida Legislature are quickly approaching for some high-rise condos.  Donna DiMaggio Berger, a Shareholder and Vice-Chair of Becker’s Community Association Practice, sat down with the CBS12 News Investigative Team to discuss how the looming December 31 deadline, coupled […]

By December 31, 2024, Florida condo boards must complete structural integrity inspections and financial reserve studies as required by new safety laws following the Surfside tragedy. Allison L. Hertz, a shareholder in Becker’s Community Association Practice, spoke with the CBS12 News Investigative Team to discuss the final stretch to the deadline. […]

Q: I recently read your article about the recent amendments to the statute on fining in homeowners’ associations and have a question. Does the 14-day notice need to be sent by certified mail? (A.G., via e-mail) A: Section 720.305(2)(b) of the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act does not specifically mandate that […]

It’s time to start getting ready for the holidays and other year-end celebrations! This issue of CUP explores some common issues that associations are facing and discusses best practices to start the new year off right. Whether you’re struggling with Florida’s condo crisis, need help understanding the Corporate Transparency Act, or dealing with […]