David Podein

David Podein

October 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Combatting the Rise of the Zombie Condos in Florida

This potentially unsettling phenomenon is poised to rise from a confluence of factors, including the newly enacted SB-4D and 154 reserve funding and repair laws, skyrocketing insurance costs, inflation, obsolescence, rising sea levels and intensifying hurricanes, and other financial burdens.

By David Podein and Jonathan Goldstein

6 minute read

March 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Are Condominium Associations 'Immune' to Vaccine-Related Liabilities?

As COVID-19 vaccines become available to the population at large, a question is already dawning on directors and members alike in condominium associations throughout Florida: Can condominium associations require vaccination as a prerequisite for those entering, working, or living on the premises, or for use of amenities?

By David Podein, Jonathan Goldstein and Deesha Smart

7 minute read

March 17, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Critical Intersection Where Coronavirus, Biometrics and Condo Associations Meet

The prevalence of the COVID-19 coronavirus raises many issues for condominium associations. Florida's enactment of extensive condominium emergency powers was intended to address hurricanes, and yet it now becomes a tool for associations to manage threats posed by a global pandemic.

By David Podein and Jonathan S. Goldstein

6 minute read