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“2024 Legislature Makes Significant HOA Changes” – News-Press

08.04.2024
Joseph E. Adams

Today’s column is the fifth installment of our review of 2024 legislation affecting Florida community associations. The first four pieces dealt with changes to the condominium statutes and rules for community association managers and management companies. Today, we will begin our review of some major changes made to the laws […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Additional Opportunity to Extend Your Permit Expiration Dates: Hurricane Debby

08.02.2024
Kathleen “Katie” O. Berkey, AICP

Some property owners, developers, construction industry professionals, and other building permit- and authorization-holders may be eligible for extensions to preserve their development and construction rights. A Florida law allows certain qualifying permits and authorizations to be extended beyond their current expiration dates once the Governor issues a state of emergency […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate, Florida Community Association, Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Government Law & Lobbying

Swindled Savings: How One Man Lost $740,000 to Scammers Targeting His Retirement Savings—The New York Times

08.02.2024
Robert I. Rabinowitz

Becker shareholder Robert Rabinowitz and his client, Barry Heitin, are featured in a New York Times article about how criminals bilked Heitin out of nearly all of his retirement savings. The story unfolds like a Hollywood script and raises a critical question: Were red flags missed by the institutions responsible […]

Areas of Focus: Corporate

Becker Spotlight: Potential Impacts of the Supreme Court’s SEC v. Jarkesy Decision

07.31.2024
Perry S. AdairAnthony BedellChris BerardiniShannon DuncansonOmar FrancoBert GómezSadie HaireAlfonso LopezNeri Ann MartinezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

Introduction The U.S. Supreme Court took aim at the administrative state in its most recent term, especially in its 6-3 SEC v. Jarkesy decision where the Court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) in-house tribunals cannot issue civil penalties because it violates the accused’s constitutional right to a […]

Areas of Focus: Federal Lobbying, Government Law & Lobbying