South Florida Condominium/Community Association Attorneys
Home ownership takes many forms in South Florida. And Condominium and Homeowners' Associations are more prevalent than ever before. The style of ownership often comes with lengthy and difficult to understand rules that guide everything from where you can park, how much assessments can be and what they can be for, even what you can paint your unit.
Are you on the Board of Directors in a Florida Community or Condominium Association?
The governing body of South Florida homeowners' or condo associations have an often thankless task of enforcing a large set of rules on what can seem an infinite number of units. The upkeep and maintenance of the common areas and units or homes in the development helps maintain property values. One uncooperative owner can detract from the overall appearance and lower property values. South Florida Condominium or Homeowners Associations can come to the Fort Lauderdale law firm of Saavedra, Pelosi, Goodwin & Hermann to speak with an experienced lawyer familiar with homeowners' association and condominium law.
Are you an Owner in need of a South Florida Association Attorney?
Owners understand the value of maintaining their unit or home, but may not agree with the decisions taken by the homeowners or condominium associations. Are the Associations allowed to implement restrictions or levy large assessments? Can they restrict the type of hurricane shutters an owner wants to use? What's the problem with Christmas lights or American flags? If your association threatens you with legal action, you should contact the Fort Lauderdale law firm of Saavedra, Pelosi, Goodwin & Hermann, A.P.A., for an experienced community or condominium law attorney to learn your rights and options.
Florida statute contains specific requirements for homeowners associations' Board meetings. Florida Associations' governing documents and other statutory requirements also regulate how Board meetings are to be noticed and conducted. Our Fort Lauderdale Firm offers advice and assistance on all matters relating to Board meetings, including:
- Open vs. closed meetings.
- Advice regarding what topics are appropriate for which type of Board meeting under Florida statute.
- Proper notice of meetings to directors and to owners.
- Preparation, approval, and availability of minutes of open Board sessions and of executive session Board meetings.
- Member participation in Board meetings. Florida statute authorizes owners to speak in open Board meetings, provided that the Board shall establish reasonable time limits for all members of the association to speak to the Board. This can be put in a comprehensive policy covering all aspects of member participation.
- Director conduct - policies for ethical duties, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, etc.
- General advice and assistance on all other issues relating to member voting and meetings.
- Member meetings.
Why SPGH for your South Florida Condominium Law needs?
The Law Offices of Saavedra, Pelosi, Goodwin & Hermann, A.P.A have extensive experience representing condominiums, co-ops, homeowner's associations, individual owners and owner's groups in actions to enforce their Association rules and rights. Our attorneys are experienced litigators who have arbitrated and litigated many cases on behalf of associations, individual condominium owners or homeowners in various challenges.
Community Association Services
- Legal counsel in the application of state and local law
- Preparation of Rules and Regulations
- Preparation of Architectural Guidelines which comply with Florida statutory requirements for the application procedure.
- Advice on affording proper notice and hearing before meetings
- Interpretation, amendment and enforcement of the governing documents -- Declaration of Condominium, Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Association and the rules and regulations.
- Answering day-to-day questions regarding operational, technical, regulatory, and practical issues.
- Assisting the Board of Directors on fiscal matters, such as budgeting, levying special assessments, and establishing reserves.
- Addressing maintenance and repair issues and distinguishing between those projects which require Board approval and those which require unit owner approval.
- Drafting and reviewing contracts for the management, maintenance, repair and operation of the community.
- Assisting in planning and developing contracts for construction projects and complying with construction lien laws.
- Reviewing loan documents and structuring commercial lines of credit and/or arranging sources of financing
Your South Florida Law Firm
Established in 1988, Saavedra, Pelosi, Goodwin & Hermann is an AV Rated Association of Professional Associations committed to providing large law firm quality representation in a small firm atmosphere. Our firm practices Community and Condominium Association law in the following areas: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, West Palm, Palm Beach County, and throughout the state of Florida.
