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Daily Business Review

As Condo Safety Legislation Moves Forward, Community Associations Institute Weighs In

"While we are only one month into 2022, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia have legislative proposals related to condominium and/or housing cooperative building inspections. Florida, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia have legislative proposals related to mandatory reserve studies," the organization wrote in a press release.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Another Surfside Tragedy in the Making? Condo Owners Say Crumbling Seawall Has Them Scared For Their Safety

A 2019 report from Miami engineering firm GFA International said the seawall was "deteriorating without any efforts on the part of [the owner of the common areas] to complete the project or maintain the area."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'People Are Concerned': The Long-Term Effects of the Surfside Collapse on Real Estate Law

"Property managers should be talking to the owners about how to inspect the buildings, how to do it efficiently and what are the techniques being proposed to do it," attorney Tyler Berding said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

There Is Real Danger in Using an Unqualified Engineering Expert

Many engineers will agree to act as an expert in any case even without having a real expertise in the subject. Don't be fooled!
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

What You Need to Know About Proposed Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit: Fla. Homebuilders May Benefit

Beginning this year, builders of homes in Florida and elsewhere in the United States may receive a federal income tax credit for selling moderately priced homes to moderate-income homebuyers. This is due to the proposed neighborhood homes tax credit.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Work Site Injury Lawsuit Settles for $1.1M After Two Years of Allegedly Stalled Talks

"Even in these difficult times with COVID, plaintiffs lawyers need to stay diligent, be patient and continue to litigate for maximum value on behalf of their clients, and not allow the defendants and carriers specifically to bargain away value because of time," Godshall said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bonitz Sues Cincinnati Financial, Leebcor Over Miller Act Claims

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia High Court Considers Vested Property Right Debate Reversed by Court of Appeals

"What we're going to set up is a system where developers are incentivized to manufacture events with zoning officials for the purpose of recounting things they already know and then they go out and change their economic positions and say, 'voila, my property is now immune,'" said appellant attorney Ken Jarrad.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Governor Points to Fruitful Year for Local Projects

The Freedom Tower at Miami-Dade College was used in the 1960s to process Cuban refugees and is now an art museum tied to the college.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Carlton Fields Repping Haitian Construction Company in $9 Million Loan Dispute With Wholesaler

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

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