Miami’s unique real estate development market makes it particularly vulnerable to construction defects. A reliance on foreign buyers who are…
MIAMI (August 8, 2018) – Haber Law, P.A., a Miami-based business and commercial litigation, construction law, and real estate law firm,…
Jacob Epstein explains in the Florida Community Association Journal certain changes for communities that are pursuing claims due to a construction defect. …
Attorneys Experience Prevalent Mental Health Problems It is not uncommon for employees to experience stress, fatigue, and frustration when having…
MIAMI (June 18, 2018) – Haber Law, P.A., a Miami-based business and commercial litigation, construction law, and real estate law firm,…
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season is here once again, and that means it is time to consider…
Safety / Mitigation The first considerations for any association after a storm should be safety and loss mitigation. While immediate…
The recent and devastating death of Shizuka Matsuki, a Florida woman attacked by an alligator, has alarmed and dismayed Floridians…
As I discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, buying a condo requires a different kind of diligence than buying a…
As I discussed in Part 1 of this series, when you buy a condo, you’re essentially going into business with strangers, thus, before…
As an attorney who has worked on both the buyer and seller sides of real estate transactions and understands the inner workings…
“< What I don’t understand, and I don’t understand it as a lawyer or as a regular human being, is…
Something bad has happened. Your customer has breached the contract by failing to pay. Your business partner has stolen money…
In 2017, the Florida Legislature passed new laws requiring every condominium of 150 or more units to have an independent website or…
Technology, no doubt, has made a significant impact in the community association arena the last five years.
The issue of whether a chapter 558 notice serves as a “claim” under a commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy, such…
Cyberattacks and data breaches can occur with any personal or business computer connected to the internet—and there is no reason…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, all types of associations will prioritize the following goals: (1) safety and mitigation; (2)…
Snowbirds, rejoice: Associations have entered an era of email and internet notice, electronic voting, and internet record keeping.
Two Haber Slade attorneys worked through the logistical issues posed by Hurricane Irma to close a deal on a northeast…
A class action filed in Florida against Atlanta-based Equifax Inc. points to a catch-22 that Equifax has since eliminated.
South Florida avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, but the eastern edge of the storm caused plenty of damage…
Hurricane Irma has made a significant impact on many properties and people throughout Florida.
The legislature sought to increase transparency and protections from malfeasance for condominiums and to reform estoppel certificates. Burdens, ambiguities, and…
Haber Slade Partner Roger Slade recently presented a seminar entitled "Fraud in the Modern World."
The Miami-based law firm Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that Partner David Podein has been named a 2017…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys are included in…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys are included in…
Haber Slade Senior Associate Lauren Fallick recently took part in a panel presentation on insurance agent liability, and Errors and…
Consumer protection for community association members from board or management corruption is the most dominant theme of the pending legislative…
While his friends from law school were battling hangovers, David Podein had all the same symptoms, but without the parties,…
While his friends from law school were battling hangovers, David Podein had all the same symptoms, but without the parties,…
Both sides are claiming victory in a multimillion-dollar fight between a landlord and Miami developer, who paid rent for years…
Both sides are claiming victory in a multimillion-dollar fight between a landlord and Miami developer, who paid rent for years…
A con man is exploiting a loophole in public records access to target South Florida real estate lenders and landowners.
Who's the most reversed circuit judge before the Fourth District Court of Appeal? Despite what lawyers have whispered for years…
Haber Slade Senior Associate Lauren Fallick has joined the new Miami chapter of Six Degrees Society as an ambassador.
A specialty finance company is hailing a federal judge's denial of class certification in a lawsuit against it as a…
Business may be slow for realtors and developers, but it’s booming for Gary Brown, a Miami attorney with Arnstein &…
Criminal charges could soon be in store for misbehaving condominium board members and managers if recommendations in a Miami-Dade grand…
Recently, one of the largest construction defect cases in Palm Beach county history was settled just days into the jury…
A housing or employment practice which is apparently neutral but negatively affects a protected class and cannot be justified by…
In June 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released regulations spanning 407 pages known as the “Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule…
In June 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released regulations spanning 407 pages known as the “Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule…
More legal wrangling is in store for residents of two luxury Miami high-rises, who first fought a successor developer over…
More legal wrangling is in store for residents of two luxury Miami high-rises, who first fought a successor developer over…
West Palm Beach-based builder Kolter Signature Homes, and its subcontractors, reached a $22.5 million settlement Thursday with a condo association…
In the middle of jury selection for what could have been a massive trial, KolterSignature Homes and more than a…
WEST PALM BEACH — After years of watching their luxury condominiums disintegrate as water seeped through walls, roofs, windows and…
Six years of legal maneuvering in one of the longest running cases over faulty construction in Florida came to swift…
When the more than 1,000 residents of a sprawling Palm Beach Gardens condominium community sued home-building giant Kolter Homes for…
When the more than 1,000 residents of a sprawling Palm Beach Gardens condominium community sued home-building giant Kolter Homes for…
After six years of legal maneuvering one of the longest-running cases over faulty construction in Florida is finally going to…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that Alexander Leon has joined the firm as…
What are condo associations, homeowners' associations and other multifamily real estate boards to do as Zika spreads across South Florida?…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that Katrina M. Sosa has joined the firm…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that senior associate attorney David T. Podein has…
Good news for condo and other associations once handicapped by lender liens on delinquent homeowners' properties: New case law clarifies…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that senior associate attorney David T. Podein has…
Haber Slade Senior Associate Lauren Fallick served as a panelist at the annual convention of the Florida Association of Insurance…
MIAMI (June 20, 2016) – The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is proud to announce that four of…
Condo associations across South Florida are ripping off consumers with high application fees in violation of state law, a Miami…
An 81-year-old South Miami woman faces sanctions of more than $6.8 million for freezing a massive fortune during a nasty…
The tenant application process to a condominium association can be long, arduous, and sometimes, expensive.
Condominium association lawyers are celebrating a newly created Florida Bar certification for specialists in condominium and planned development law.
ENGLEWOOD — The legal saga that has dogged Sino-Fresh Healthcare since early 2004 is over, absolving the company and some…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that Jacob Epstein has been named an associate…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. has promoted associate attorneys Jonathan S. Goldstein and David T. Podein to…
After sparring with financial backers, promoters, neighbors and its landlord, House Nightclub is battling the city of Miami in court…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. has promoted associate attorneys Jonathan S. Goldstein and David T. Podein to…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Lauren Fallick has joined the firm…
The Miami-based law firm of Haber Slade, P.A. is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been selected…
Condo association boards hoping to cut legal fees by performing some everyday tasks in-house will need to reconsider after the…
After months of delay, a new judge has been appointed and a tentative trial date has been set for the…
A judge in Palm Beach County denied a motion on Monday to sanction Kolter Signature Homes for producing a witness…
A Palm Beach Gardens condominium marketed as luxury living during the housing boom is seeking tens of millions of dollars…
The Council for Educational Change honored former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning with the inaugural Leadership in Education award during…