Insights & News

This year brings exciting opportunities to learn, connect, and grow together as a community. From best practices in property insurance and guidance on electronic voting, to insights on milestone inspections, Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS), and updates on HUD’s fair housing rollback, we’re here to support you every step of […]

Becker shareholder Donna DiMaggio Berger was recently featured in the Miami Herald’s coverage of a high-profile condominium dispute involving Biscayne 21, where residents successfully challenged a developer’s attempt to terminate their condominium association. Drawing on her extensive experience representing community associations, Berger provided legal insight into the risks of altering...

There are countless reasons that your condominium association may benefit from installing security cameras around the condominium. However, your condominium association should always consult its legal counsel before doing so, as security cameras often trigger nuanced issues that risk civil and criminal liabilities that may not be immediately apparent to […]

Jon Polenberg, Becker’s Business Litigation Vice Chair, recently submitted a public comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts regarding proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707, which seeks to guide admissibility for machine-generated and artificial intelligence (AI) evidence. In his […]

A reserve study is a financial planning tool used by condominium associations, homeowners’ associations, and cooperatives in Florida to anticipate and prepare for the cost of the repair (deferred maintenance) and replacement (capital expenditure) of the association’s common assets prepared by an expert (typically an engineer, architect, or a certified […]