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February 18, 2022 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

CONDO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION UNDER
SECTION 718.1255 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES

PRINT ARTICLE By: Vanessa Fernandez, Esq. This article concerns the recent amendments to the alternative dispute resolution provisions of the Condominium Act. All references to sections and subsections of statutes in this article are to the Florida Statutes (2021). The Condominium Act requires arbitration of certain disputes

February 8, 2022 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Homeowners’ Associations – Remember to Discuss Preserving Your Community Covenants

PRINT ARTICLE By: Alexander J. Menendez, Esq. It’s something that’s easy to put off. However, after being recorded for thirty (30) years, if not properly preserved, a community’s covenants or deed restrictions can be extinguished by Florida’s Marketable Record Title Act (known as “MRTA” for short). Further,

February 3, 2022 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

CONDOMINIUM BOARD MEMBER EMAILS TO PRIVATE EMAIL ACCOUNTS MAY BE OFFICIAL RECORDS

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. On January 12, 2022, the State of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes (“Division”) issued a final order granting a Petition for Declaratory Statement (“DS”) addressing whether emails between condominium

January 26, 2022 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

AVOID CONTRACTING YOUR CONSTRUCTION LIEN SHIELD AWAY: POTENTIAL RISK COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS FACE WHEN FACILITATING AND FUNDING A TENANT’S BUILD-OUT

PRINT ARTICLE By: Dillon L. McColgan, Esq. Last month, the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida filed its opinion in K.D. Constr. of Fla., Inc. v. MDM Retail, Ltd., 2021 WL 5617447 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 1, 2021), addressing a significant concern facing many commercial landlords—when

January 21, 2022 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA: FREDDIE MAC ISSUED NEW BULLETIN ON MORTGAGE ELIGIBILITY ON CONDOMINIUMS IN NEED OF CRITICAL REPAIRS OR WITH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christopher L. Pope, Esq., Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Construction Law and Condominium & Planned Development Law Because of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, on December 15, 2021, Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2021-38: Temporary Condominium and Cooperative

November 19, 2021 In Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Pavese Law Firm named among 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers® and “Best Law Firms”

Achievement distinguishes firm among top in U.S. with a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise FORT MYERS, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2021) – Pavese Law Firm is being recognized as one of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World

November 18, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

OSHA SUSPENDS IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS MANDATORY COVID VACCINE/TESTING REQUIREMENTS

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Effective as of November 16, 2021, OSHA announced that it will suspend implementation of its emergency temporary standard (ETS) on mandatory COVID vaccine/testing requirements that it issued on November 4, 2021. This announcement follows the entry of an order by

November 15, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

FLORIDA EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL NEW HIRES AND MORE

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Why are employers required to report newly hired (rehired) employees and independent contractors? The obvious reason is so that the State of Florida can determine whether unemployment taxes are being paid on the wages paid to the employees. There

November 8, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Mandatory COVID Vaccines and Paid Leave. Does It Apply To Your Business? Maybe …

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Ever since President Biden announced last September that his administration would instruct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) to promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be vaccinated,

October 27, 2021 In Articles, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

FLORIDA CONDO LAW TASK FORCE UPDATE

The Florida Bar RPPTL Condominium Law and Policy Life Safety Advisory Task Force published its advisory recommendations for changes to condominium law and condominium operation on October 12, 2021 in response to the Champlain Towers South collapse that took the lives of 98 individuals in

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