The devastating collapse of one of the Champlain Towers South 12-story beachfront residential condominium towers in Surfside, Florida, has prompted officials at the local, state, and federal level to assess what precautions should be taken – or mandated – to
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I’ll Take it To-Go: New Florida Law Makes To-Go Alcohol Sales Permanent Effective July 1
On May 13, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 148, which allows restaurants or other alcohol beverage vendors to sell alcoholic drinks to-go. No, this does not mean that Florida is an open container state;
New Legislation Designed to Relieve the Burden on Landowners Filing Bert Harris Claims
In 1995, the Florida Legislature took bold steps to protect private property rights by enacting the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act, better known as the Bert Harris Act. The Act created a new cause of
SCOTUS Decision on First Amendment Rights: Who Really Won?
Preparing for a Storm: Legal Considerations for Property Owners during Hurricane Season
Each year, the months of June to November keep property owners across the State of Florida a bit on edge when storms begin brewing out in the Gulf and the Atlantic. This past weekend tropical depression Claudette kicked off the
Federal judge upholds employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement
On June 12, 2021, a federal judge entered an Order dismissing a hospital employee’s lawsuit attempting to block a hospital policy requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Houston Methodist Hospital announced a policy on April 1, 2021, mandating that
Employer Responsibilities under the Temporary Federal COBRA Subsidy
Sponsors of group health plans have new responsibilities following the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) on March 11, 2021. Under ARPA, certain participants and beneficiaries of employer-sponsored health plans are eligible for a federal subsidy, which will
New laws prompt HOAs to examine – and quickly change – rental restrictions in advance of July 1, 2021 effective date
Condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners associations will see many changes to their operations following the new laws borne from Florida’s 2021 legislative session. Among these changes are new laws governing rental restrictions in homeowners associations in Senate Bill 630. The
2021 Florida legislative session brings significant changes to community association laws
The 2021 Florida Legislative session, which ended on April 30, 2021, was an active one for proposed community association legislation.
The following community association-related bills have either been signed into law or have passed the House and Senate and are
Buying Real Estate with Bitcoin
I am sure that by now most people have heard the news stories and social media posts about people becoming rich overnight simply by acquiring and often forgetting about Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency in recent years. Those viral