Insights & News

This week we conclude our annual review of 2018 legislation affecting Florida community associations, with a review of the amendments to Chapter 712 of the Florida Statutes, the Marketable Record Title Act, or MRTA, which become effective on October 1, 2018. MRTA is primarily intended to facilitate real estate transactions, […]

Last August, New York City enacted Local Law 147 which requires owners of class A multiple dwellings to adopt and disclose a smoking policy.  Although touted as a disclosure policy, there are several requirements that owners need to be aware of since the law takes effect this August.  Under the law, the […]

Curtis Hunter, corporate tax expert and shareholder in our Miami office, appeared live on CBS 4’s “Facing South Florida” broadcast on Sunday, May 20. Curtis discussed the short- and projected long-term effects on workers from the corporate tax cuts under the newly imposed federal tax plan. Click here to watch […]

On any given day in any given Florida community association, a manager or director may receive a frantic call from a real estate or title agent about an upcoming closing. These frantic calls typically include an immediate request for information in the form of affidavits, estoppel information, lender questionnaires or […]