Jonathan S. Goldstein

Equity Partner, Co-Chair of the Condominium and HOA Practice Group

jgoldstein@haber.law

Jonathan S. Goldstein is a Martindale Hubbell “AV” rated partner at Haber Law. His practice areas include Condominium and Homeowners Association (HOA) law, commercial litigation and construction litigation. Mr. Goldstein is Board Certified in the area of Condominium and Planned Development Law, a distinction bestowed upon a select group of attorneys recognized as being specialists in this practice area by the Florida Bar. Mr. Goldstein has represented community associations in all facets of general representation and collections, including but not limited to turnover and construction-related disputes, covenant enforcement, amendment drafting, meeting attendance, arbitration before the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobiles Homes, lien foreclosures, and corporate governance. He also handles various types of commercial, real estate, landlord and tenant, and construction litigation matters.

Jonathan has been included as a “Rising Star” in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Florida editions of Super Lawyer’s Magazine, and as an “Up and Comer” in the 2010 edition of Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” publication. In addition, Jonathan is recognized by “Best Lawyers in America” in 2023 and 2024 for his work in Community Association Law. He has also been a lecturer and panelist for attorney continuing legal education credit. Mr. Goldstein is a member of the Florida Bar, the Florida Bar Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section Condominium and Planned Development Committee, and also serves as a founding co-chair of the Dade County Bar Association Condominium Law Committee. He is also a charitable contributor at the Young Founder level for the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Condominium and Homeowners Association
 

Education

  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 2006
  • B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001
 
 

Admissions

  • Florida, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2009
 
 

News, Insights & Events

  • WSVN 7, 'Paradise Lost: Sky-high insurance premiums, required reserve funds and major repairs has some condo associations and owners in dire financial straits' - November 8, 2023
  • Florida Community Association Journal, “Coastal Creek: A New Hope in the Latest Episode of the Assessment Wars” – November 2019
  • Daily Business Review, “2018 Condo Legislation a Green Light for Electric Vehicle Owners” – April 24, 2018
  • Florida Community Association Journal: “Association Website Requirements Raise a Host of Novel Issues” – May, 2018
  • Panelist "Evolution in the Law of Material Alterations", CLE Credit, 43rd Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, hosted by the University of Miami and Ralph E. Boyer Institutes on Real Property and Condominium Law, 2018
  • Quoted in the Miami Herald, June 03, 2016, “South Florida Condo Boards Rip Off Consumers with High Application Fees”
  • Presenter "Defining Community Association Communications and Harassment in the Email Age: A Proposed Rule For The Consideration of Community Association Law Practitioners",CLE Credit, 37th Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, hosted by the University of Miami and Ralph E. Boyer Institutes on Real Property and Condominium Law, 2012
  • Panelist "Condominium Associations in Financial Distress", CLE Credit, Dade County Bar Association Real Property Committee, 2011

 
 

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Representative Cases