Our 60-day Legislative Session in Florida will end this week. It has been a real whirlwind in terms of proposed legislation which has the potential to impact how you operate your private residential community. We are fortunate to have once again had the opportunity to weigh in with these bill […]
Week 8: April 22 – 26, 2019 Elections: The Senate Rules Committee, the Senate, and the House heard SB 7066/ HB 7101, Election Administration, sponsored by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and the House State Affairs Committee. The bill requires the Secretary of State to provide signature matching training […]
New Law Grants All Forms of Community Associations a Lien Priority of up to Thirty Months
04.29.2019
Today Governor Murphy signed a law that significantly expands the lien priority over foreclosing lenders previously available only to condominium associations, and, for the first time, grants the same lien priority rights to homeowner associations. The new law grants all community associations a lien priority of up to 30 months, based […]
Different Laws Govern Associations
04.29.2019
Q: My community has both single-family homes and townhouses. A question has arisen as to whether the laws that govern condominium associations or homeowners’ associations apply. Can you clarify this for us? (B.K., via e-mail) A: The answer would depend on the language of the governing documents for your association. […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Becker is pleased to announce that the firm’s Construction Law & Litigation Practice has once again received top recognition by esteemed legal publication, Chambers USA. Market observers from the publication call Becker “an excellent firm” in the construction sphere with “terrific lawyers.” Chambers USA has recognized […]
