After a series of rulings adverse to community associations’ and local governments’ efforts to limit or prevent short term rentals, the Third District Court of Appeal in City of Miami v. Airbnb, etc., et al., No. 3D17-1213 (Fla. 3d DCA, December 5, 2018), upheld the City of Miami’s code ordinance preventing short term rentals.
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Orlando, FL – Florida Community Association Journal magazine announced its fifth annual Readers’ Choice Award winners in the March 2019 issue of the magazine with an expanded section profiling notable winners for the year. Arias Bosinger, PLLC won top honors with a Diamond Award.
The Award Program was created to recognize the positive and productive
An interesting new decision out of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal addresses whether an Association, whose members are unit owners within a condominium, was entitled to revive its declaration of covenants and restrictions pursuant to the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) as it existed in 2016.
As we have addressed in previous posts, generally speaking,
Many community associations unwittingly operate contrary to the requirements of Florida law. Those mistakes can prove costly. Pursuant to section 718.501(1)(d)(6), F.S. and Chapter 61B-21 of the Florida Administrative Code, the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes (“Division”) sets forth disciplinary guidelines and civil penalties against condominiums and cooperatives for violations of Florida
Generally, following an insured loss, the policy holder, or insured, files a claim for the loss and then submits receipts or invoices for repairs to its insurance carrier in order to receive reimbursement. However, sometimes repairs are too costly to pay for out-of-pocket. That is where an assignment of benefits (“AOB”) may come in handy.
The ability to collect interest for delinquent assessments is found in a community associations governing documents and is also recognized in Fl. Stat. Chapters 718 for condominium associations and 720 for homeowner associations. Specifically, section 718.116(3), Florida Statutes for condominium associations provides in part that unpaid assessments shall bear interest from the due date until
In property law, owning land includes owning the earth under the surface and air above the surface. Florida’s First District Court of Appeals recently addressed airspace condominium parcel rights in Sterling Breeze Owners’ Ass’n, Inc. v. New Sterling Resorts, LLC, Case No. 1D17-1553 (September 5, 2018).
The developer of Sterling Breeze built a 145 residential unit,
ORLANDO, Fla. (December 18, 2018) —
Central Florida law firm Arias Bosinger, PLLC today announced the Orlando Business Journal has listed the firm among Central Florida’s Top 25 Real Estate Law Firms in its most recent issue. Of the firms ranked, Arias Bosinger, PLLC weighs in at No. 18.
For the complete list, visit the Orlando
Even though you own a condominium, is it possible one of the associations governing your condominium unit thought to be a condominium association for decades is actually a homeowners association? Yes, it is.
Many owners in the State of Florida own condominium units under the jurisdiction of two community associations. The first, a smaller condominium association
A new decision out of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal addresses whether providing a mandatory pre-suit notice of construction defect claims satisfies the requirements of Florida’s 10-year Statute of Repose in §95.11(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2014), even if an actual lawsuit is not filed within that period. In a win for Florida homeowners, the Court
