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“Expanding the Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers to Contractors” – ActionLine

03.24.2020
Randy R. Dow

More than 45 years ago, the Florida Supreme Court established in A.R. Moyer v. Graham that an architect can be liable to a contractor who is impacted by the architect’s negligence. A.R. Moyer established the potential for liability even without contractual privity between the architect and the contractor. Opinions that […]

Areas of Focus: Construction Law & Litigation, Design Professional Liability

Additional Liquidity Support Announced Yesterday by Treasury

03.24.2020
Clarence Williams

Secretary Mnuchin has approved the establishment of three new facilities under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act to provide liquidity to the financial system and support the flow of credit to American workers, households, and businesses. These include: The Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF): under which the Federal […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying

“COVID-19 Presents Unique Questions for Associations” – News-Press

03.23.2020
Joseph E. Adams

The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus a pandemic. States of emergency have been declared at the federal, state and many local levels. Not surprisingly, we are being asked what steps associations can and can’t (and should and shouldn’t) take. All of the association statutes in Florida contain an […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Disaster Recovery

What Impact Will the Coronavirus Have on Your Community Association’s Ability to Collect Maintenance Fees?

03.23.2020
Tana BuccaMartin C. CabalarArnold J. CalabreseMichael CalabreseDavid L. DockeryKarl T. MethJ. David Ramsey

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) hits home, the uncertainty of its far-reaching economic ramifications has left community associations wondering if this crisis will impact their ability to collect monthly maintenance fees. This is a major concern since the collection of maintenance fees is the very lifeblood of a community association.  Without […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA