Alessandra Stivelman

December 08, 2020 | Daily Business Review

With Florida hospitals on guard to approach or even surpass capacity amid the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 escalation, holiday fireworks accident victims could find themselves spending the remainder of their celebrations ruefully thinking "Looks like I picked the wrong time to have a backyard fireworks display!"

By Carolina Sznajderman Sheir and Alessandra Stivelman

5 minute read

October 06, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Political polarization in 2020 has reached a COVID-fevered pitch, ignited by shadowy entities of all kinds fueling a whole lot of anger. As if things weren't volatile enough, it's now election season in Florida, which boasts more community associations than any other state in America.

By Alessandra Stivelman and Carolina Sznajderman Sheir

4 minute read

August 28, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Given the varieties of intensely personal situations necessitating assistance to the disabled, coupled with the sheer array of complex individual circumstances, it's almost impossible to take a cookie cutter approach to any of them.

By Alessandra Stivelman and Carolina Sznajderman Sheir

7 minute read

April 13, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Law partners Alessandra Stivelman and Carolina Sznajderman Sheir assess an emergency order issued by the state Department of Professional Regulation governing community associations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Alessandra Stivelman and Carolina Sznajderman Sheir

3 minute read

September 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Are residents permitted to kill the invasive, non-native species?

By Alessandra Stivelman

4 minute read

January 10, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Board members and property managers of condominium communities need to be aware that the state of Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation issued revisions to rules pertaining to violations and penalties, 61B-21, Condominium Resolution Guidelines for Unit Owner Controlled Associations, which went into effect Dec. 5, 2018.

By Alessandra Stivelman

3 minute read

September 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

One of the many perks of living in the Sunshine State is our beaches. Access to the ocean is often from a public park and has long been viewed as a public amenity and free natural resource for both residents and visitors.

By Alessandra Stivelman

5 minute read

August 14, 2014 | Daily Business Review

A federal case in Miami pits a county pit bull ban against housing anti-discrimination laws.

By Alessandra Stivelman

5 minute read

July 24, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys Jed Frankel and Alessandra Stivelman write about clashes between emotional support animals and homeowner association rules. Some associations make determinations without an understanding of what constitutes a reasonable accommodation under the Federal and Florida Fair Housing Acts.

By Jed Frankel and Alessandra Stivelman

5 minute read

February 05, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Community associations reviewing a resident's need for an emotional support animal must to be careful not to request disability-related documents that go beyond what is required, writes Alessandra Stivelman of Eisinger Brown Lewis Frankel & Chaiet.

By Alessandra Stivelman

5 minute read