As Florida family law attorneys who work to help our clients get through divorce with as little stress as possible, while also achieving their goals, one of the most important issues that clients have questions about are property division issues. This has become even more pressing given the current COVID-19 pandemic, as we potentially approach a housing crisis, and people become more and more concerned about their rights to the family home.

Florida Law & Issues That Can Arise

Florida law is clear regarding marital assets being distributed equally unless there is justification to do otherwise based on a number of factors that the court can take into account, such as the contribution of each spouse to the marriage, the duration of the marriage, the contribution of each spouse to assets, etc. However, questions can arise depending upon the particular circumstances of a relationship,  for example, if the mortgage is in one person’s name only, if one or both spouses lost their jobs, if the home is in foreclosure, if one spouse’s inheritance was used to make improvements on the home, etc.

The Name On The Mortgage Is Less Important Than Each Spouse’s Actions

When it comes to the family home, as long as it was acquired during the marriage, both spouses have an interest in it and any equity, regardless of whether only one spouse’s name is listed on the mortgage. However, the actions of one spouse do affect the rights of the other. For example, if one spouse fails to pay the mortgage without the other one knowing and this depletes the equity, the unknowing spouse could be entitled to a credit upon divorce. Regardless, failing to be named on the mortgage does not negate one person’s interest in the home if the home was acquired during marriage.

Initiating The Divorce Creates Certain Disclosure Obligations

While the mortgage company may only be obligated to communicate with the individual who is listed on the mortgage, not only is the other spouse entitled to know whether the mortgage payments are being made, but once that the divorce is initiated, regular disclosures need to be made as to whether the mortgage is being paid in full and on time, as failing to do so is considered to be a dissipation of the asset.

Other Rules: Moving Out Does Not Destroy Interest & You Cannot Sell The Home Without Consent From The Other Spouse

Another question that we frequently receive is whether it is safe to move out of the home, or if that would somehow destroy one’s interest in the home as an asset. Note that one spouse cannot destroy their interest in the home simply by moving out. Also note that neither spouse can sell or dispose of the property without the consent of the other spouse.

Contact Our Florida Family Law Attorneys Today for Assistance

Whether you have questions or concerns about custody, alimony, divorce, the family home, other assets, whether you should purchase another home after divorce, etc., our Tampa family attorneys are here for you. Contact HD Law Partners today to find out how we can protect your rights and serve your interests.

Resource:

nj.com/advice/2020/05/im-getting-a-divorce-do-i-have-a-right-to-our-house.html

Needing a Divorce in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Protect Yourself

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As attorneys who help a number of clients with divorce here in Florida each year, we frequently discuss all of the many considerations that need to go into getting to a divorce settlement, but what about afterwards? There is still plenty that needs to be done with the assistance of your attorney after your divorce papers have been submitted to the court, as we discuss below:

Changing Your Name & Identifying Documents

If you are changing your last name, you will need to make updates to a number of important documents, such as your driver’s license, passport, social security card, etc. You will want to bring the judgment with you to the department of motor vehicles, passport office, etc.  Once these main documents are adjusted, it should be fairly straightforward to change everything else, including bank accounts, credit card accounts, homeowners and auto insurance policies (as well as title and registration for your car), etc. You may also need to open up new accounts in your name only.

Estate Planning Adjustments

You will also want to make sure that you adjust all of your beneficiaries and any other estate planning documents, including your will. You likely have a number of beneficiary forms on file for accounts such as brokerage accounts, life insurance policies, and retirement accounts, such as your 401(k), IRAs, annuities, pensions, etc. If you need to transfer portions of any retirement accounts, you will need a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. Also make sure that your will conforms with the terms of your settlement agreement and, perhaps even more importantly, that your healthcare proxy and power of attorney, which names who has control over medical and financial decisions; should you become incapacitated, are adjusted to remove your ex’s name, if applicable.

Home Ownership Documents

Make sure that you make any adjustments to titles and deeds to your home. This will all depend upon the arrangements you and your ex have made through the divorce process; whether that involves selling the home, hanging onto it, continuing to own it jointly, etc. Even if you are continuing the same ownership arrangement you’ve always had, you may need to retitle the deed to reflect that you are divorced. You do not want to be in a situation whereby, 15 years later, you need to sell your home, but your ex’s name is still on the deed as though you are a married couple and they are uncooperative with the process.

Contact Our Florida Divorce Attorneys to Find Out How We Can Help

Know that you are not on your own when it comes to making sure that everything is taken care of after your divorce is finalized in order to ensure that your future is secure and, if you are making any property transfers, you and your attorney need to complete them in a timely manner. Contact our Tampa family attorneys at HD Law Partners today to find out how we can help.

Resource:

mediate.com/articles/rosenthal-divorce-judgment.cfm

Needing a Divorce in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Protect Yourself

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Property division during divorce can be a difficult subject for a number of families, especially when it comes to what to do with the marital home. While, in some circumstances, divorcing spouses may agree that either person keeping the family home doesn’t make sense for financial reasons, in other cases, one or both individuals may want to stay in the home, one may wish to buy the other one out, etc. And when the divorce is filed, some spouses are still living together in the home, and ask us, as their divorce attorneys, what their living arrangements during the divorce should be as well, especially when children are involved.

Of course, like everything else in divorce, there are no black and white answers, and every case is different.

Selling

Couples choosing to address the marital home early on in the divorce process will sometimes benefit from quickly removing themselves from the situation and deciding to sell the home. Not only does the sale help them start anew, but it can provide both emotional and legal closure, and prevent them from having to deal with the costs of maintaining the home.

Complications Associated with Keeping the Home

Property division during divorce in Florida is based on equitable distribution, therefore, unless the marital home is and has been kept as separate property, it is either sold and the proceeds divided, or one party refinances the mortgage and purchases the other party’s interest. However, if both parties wish to keep the home, things can get more complicated by the following factors, for example:

• If the mortgage on the property is higher than the value, or in foreclosure, behind in payments, etc. and neither party can walk away with excess debt
• If there are children involved and reasons to keep them in the same house and/or school district
• If there are any impediments to refinancing

Is It Truly ‘Safe’ To Stay Together in The Family Home During the Divorce?

If there are viable reasons to live together in the same home during the divorce – such as for the sake of children – there are several factors that parties should consider, such as:

• Whether it is possible to live together peacefully in the home during the divorce. If there are children present and fighting is common, this can have an adverse impact on the children
• Whether the parties can afford multiple residents
• What impact, if any, living arrangements during the divorce might have on child custody and visitation arrangements: Some parents worry that if they move out and leave their children with the other parent, it can impact the time sharing arrangement
• Some judges find a couple living together during divorce to be questionable, therefore, living apart might be wiser for the sake of the divorce proceedings

Contact Our Florida Divorce Attorneys to Find Out More

What to do with the marital home, where you should live while you file for divorce, etc.—all of these are very important decisions that you do not want to make alone without consulting an experienced divorce attorney. Contact the compassionate and experienced Sarasota property division attorneys at HD Law Partners today to find out more about our services.

Resource:

natlawreview.com/article/what-happens-to-your-home-during-divorce

Needing a Divorce in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Protect Yourself

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We previously mentioned that the current pandemic was expected to bring a significant amount of insurance litigation over business interruption policies, even though most policies explicitly exclude coverage for pandemics and viruses. As of early May, a number of COVID-19 business interruption insurance lawsuits have already been filed. In addition, a number of legislative efforts to redefine coverage for those businesses impacted by the virus have been made, although this does not include Florida as of yet.

There is no question that the impact of the virus on businesses has been severe, with close to 80 percent expecting losses to be over $1 million and almost 40 percent expecting them to be more than $25 million–more than could possibly be covered by insurance companies and policies. Plaintiffs in lawsuits brought thus far include healthcare companies, nonprofit organizations, restaurants, service industry businesses, and more–in both class action and individual lawsuits—alleging breach of contract, bad faith, covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair business practices claims, and seeking not only compensation for losses, but also punitive damages, in some cases; arguing that financial harm and injuries were suffered as a result of having their claims denied.

Florida Litigation Against Chubb Ltd.

That includes Florida, where a class action lawsuit was filed by a number of restaurants against Chubb Ltd. In federal court, arguing that their coverage is triggered by government-mandated shutdowns, which should fall under provisions that cover direct physical loss in the policy. Plaintiffs are arguing that insurers should have included explicit definitions for “physical loss or damage” if they intended to exclude loss of use of property that has not itself technically been physically altered and this type of coverage.

This is an important case, as the insurance policy contains coverage for “acts of civil authority,” which plaintiffs now claim includes local shutdowns of non-essential businesses. Plaintiffs also claim that the dangers of contamination linked to COVID-19 renders property unusable and non-functioning, similar to property that has suffered actual structural damage.

Litigation To Watch: “Pandemic Event Endorsement” Policy

One case in particular that will also be important to watch concerns a challenge involving a policy that explicitly provides coverage for losses linked to 25 different diseases, including SARS, which is caused by one type of coronavirus. However, the insurer has denied coverage under the justification that COVID-19 is not specifically covered under the policy. The plaintiff is arguing that COVID-19 is a variation of the virus that causes SARS, and thus implicitly covered by the policy.

Contact Our Florida Insurance Defense Attorneys Today

HD Law Partners has decades of experience representing insurers who are sued over insurance coverage disputes and bad faith claims. If you are being sued over COVID-19, our Tampa insurance litigation attorneys can help you fashion the perfect litigation strategy. Contact us today to find out more about our services.

Resource:

law360.com/articles/1260634/theater-owner-seeks-1m-payout-under-pandemic-clause

businessinsurance.com/article/20200421/NEWS06/912334156/Chubb-faces-COVID-19-business-interruption-suits-coronavirus-Truhaven-Enterprise

Breach of Contract Claims for Commercial Landlords & Businesses During COVID-19: Will Force Majeure Be of Help?

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Florida is home to one of the largest populations of homeowners’ associations, and the main responsibility of these associations is to establish rules and regulations regarding how the community operates in order to ensure that property values stay at a certain level. As a result, there are inevitably a number of disputes that regularly occur between associations and members, who want to make alterations to their property, but cannot necessarily do so if the act violates those rules and regulations put in place to keep everyone’s property values high.

One of the issues that we as homeowners’ association attorneys regularly see involves homeowners wanting to put up solar panels. While the Florida Solar Rights Act forbids associations from prohibiting the installation of solar or other energy devices on buildings, associations may require approval of a system installations, and may put in place “reasonable” restrictions for those installations. Associations also cannot prevent the installation of solar collectors on roofs, nor can they impose restrictions that, in effect, impair the performance or increase the cost of the overall system. However, they can determine the specific location where solar collectors may be installed on the roof, as long as this does not impair the operation of the collectors.

Florida Code Leaves Reasonability to The Association

Still, the code leaves plenty of deference to associations to do what they need to do in order to ensure that solar panels and other devices are not installed so as to affect the value of surrounding homes. This means that a number of requests will have to be rejected if they do not conform with an association’s reasonable restrictions, such only being allowed to be installed on the back—not the front—of houses. In addition, some solar companies may determine that having to conform with an association’s rules mean that a project is going to cost more, which is also something that homeowners will occasionally challenge associations on.

Because the code does not define what “reasonable” means, this allows associations do what they need to do to protect and preserve home values in the association. And associations have that leeway to do so precisely because homeowners choose to purchase their homes within the association, already knowing what the rules are, as they are laid out in the covenants. In other words, they’ve already contracted to abide by those rules and regulations for the sake of their property values and those surrounding them.

Contact Our Professional Legal Team for Assistance

HD Law Partners provides the very best in legal advice and representation for Florida homeowners’ associations. If you have a question or potential dispute concerning an alteration such as solar panels or any other device, contact our Tampa homeowners’ association attorneys today to ensure that your association is properly protected.

Resource:

https://flaseia.org/education/solar-laws/florida-home-owners-solar-rights-act

How Florida Homeowners’ Associations Can Safely Manage Coronavirus-related Legal Concerns

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Clarifying the Florida Supreme Court’s March Administrative Order suspending the requirement for clerks to issue writs of possession, in April, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order suspending evictions and foreclosures for 45 days (from April 2) due to the coronavirus pandemic. While landlords have been sending out eviction notices at this time, they will only be executed once the moratoriums are lifted. It is also important for tenants to note that they are still contractually obligated to pay any back rent owed; usually within five days.

Still, there appears to be confusion as to whether DeSantis’ Order only applies to residential tenants or both commercial and residential tenants. The Order specifically suspends and tolls any statute providing for:

• A mortgage foreclosure cause of action under Florida Law for 45 days from April 2; and
• An eviction cause of action under Florida law solely as it relates to non-payment of rent by residential tenants due to the COVID-19 emergency for 45 days from April 2;

Indicating that the order does not apply to commercial tenants.

Commercial Landlords May Still Be in Need of Creative Options If Tenants Are Having Difficulties at This Time

Still, because a number of non-essential businesses have been forced to temporarily close, it is entirely possible that commercial tenants will still have difficulty making rent payments. Some commercial landlords have announced that they can offer rent relief to commercial tenants/businesses that have closed to the virus pandemic. Other landlords dealing with commercial tenants who cannot pay rent at this time may, instead, want to consider other options if it appears that a commercial eviction proceeding may take too long due to a number of courts being closed except for emergencies, such as a modified payment schedule; as long as any and all requirements detailed in the lease are still being followed.

If You Try to Enter into A Modification Without an Attorney’s Assistance, There Can Be Issues Later On

If you are a commercial landlord in need of assistance with a modification like this in order to get through this time until the courts reopen, it is still imperative that you work with a commercial landlord attorney, as any modification to the lease has to be done in writing and signed not only by the landlord and tenant, but also any guarantors. You will also want to thoroughly discuss and carefully consider the potential implications associated with agreeing to amend the lease so that you do not suffer from any unintended consequences. FIrst and foremost, always make sure that you do not agree to anything informally via email correspondence.

Our Florida Commercial Landlord & Tenant Attorneys Are Available at This Time to Help

If you have any questions about your commercial lease, enforcing it, or handling an eviction proceeding at this time, contact our Tampa commercial landlord and tenant attorneys at HD Law Partners to ensure that you are on the right path. We are still working through this time to ensure that clients have all of their legal questions and concerns addressed, and we can offer consultations over the phone so as to ensure safety.

Resource:

flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-94.pdf

clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/04/10/despite-notice-florida-tenants-cant-be-evicted-during-governors-moratorium-on-evictions/

floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/632431/7186205/AOSC20-17.pdf

Proposed Legislation in Florida Would Alter Requirements for Commercial Landlords When It Comes to Emotional Support Animals

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The coronavirus has brought a whole new type of family law dispute into relevance when it comes to custody issues. A number of doctors, first responders, and other healthcare workers here in Florida have found themselves subject to emergency court orders, whereby they can very quickly lose shared custody of their children simply due to their profession until the pandemic is over.

Take one doctor in South Florida who was the subject of an NBC Miami story and whose child’s father requested and received an emergency order granting him sole custody entirely related to the COVID-19 outbreak even though she tested negative for the coronavirus because the judge deemed that it was necessary to “protect the best interests of the minor child,” including the child’s “safety and welfare.” While that same doctor was able to successfully appeal the emergency order, winning a return to their 50-50 shared custody arrangement while they await a final ruling, she and many others who are divorced parents are either in constant panic or busy fighting these orders, suffering through disrupted lives while they try to help those battling the virus during their workday and custody rights during their personal time.

Under What Conditions Are Judges Granting Emergency Orders Like These?

Healthcare professionals on the receiving end of these orders have been shocked that judges would grant them without knowing any details regarding what the healthcare parent’s work environment is like, what precautions are being taken to make sure that the virus is not contracted and brought home (i.e. personal protective equipment, negative tests, stripping and washing before entering the home, etc.), what the negative psychological effects on the child could be, etc.

Taking Every Precaution to Protect Yourself & Your Family If You Work On the Frontline

For those who are healthcare professionals that could possibly come into contact with the virus, or who live with or share children with professionals who do, the American Medical Association shared some tips on how to protect your family from COVID-19 from Dr. Rupp, who has published hundreds of articles on infectious disease control. Most of what Dr. Rupp recommends involves taking precautions at work, including:

• Making sure that anyone who comes in is immediately taken to be evaluated and screened for any fever or respiratory disease
• Using the right respiratory protection, including droplet protection, gloves, gowns, and N95 or other protection
• Minimizing patient contact, where possible, through telehealth or other electronic means
• Utilizing engineering solutions, such as intubation boxes, to decrease the risk of personnel coming into contact with infected secretions, where possible
• Providing personnel with personal protective equipment, including masks, gowns, gloves, and respirators
• Instructing everyone to wash their hands and avoid touching their face

In terms of the transition between work and home, Dr. Rupp also suggests that doing the following can be helpful:

• Changing your clothes immediately before entering your home and placing those clothes through the normal laundry
• Washing your hands as soon as you get home
• Avoiding sharing toothbrushes, utensils, bowls, cups, and plates 

According to these experts, there is no information to indicate that if you are using gloves and gowns at work, that there are any concerns about bringing the virus home on clothing.

If You Have Any Questions or Concerns, Contact Our Florida Family Law Attorneys

If you or a loved one has any questions or concerns about a family law issue at this time, our Tampa family attorneys are available to make sure that your concerns are addressed. Contact us at HD Law Partners today to find out how we can help.

Resource:

nbcmiami.com/news/local/coronavirus-concerns-lead-to-custody-battle-for-south-florida-doctor/2218466/

ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-doctors-can-keep-their-families-safe-after-providing-covid

ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-doctors-can-keep-their-families-safe-after-providing-covid

Family Law Issues in The Time of the Coronavirus

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Everyone around the world is feeling the impacts of the coronavirus, whether you are looking at business closures, working remotely from home, children’s schools closing, hospitals, or a number of other everyday regular fixtures in our lives. However, no one was really prepared for the virus to affect family law issues, such as divorce and parenting plans. A number of schools here in Florida closed and are not going back for the rest of the academic year, while others are closed until at least April 15.  As a result, most parents found themselves staying at home for coronavirus seclusion with their kids during the first few days of the lockdown, and then perhaps transitioning the kids to the other parent as part of their time sharing plans.

Yet because there is no “pandemic clause” in a divorce agreement, a number of parents are also now experiencing severe anxiety when it comes to these custody issues and the regularly-scheduled transitions between parents. While their parenting plans may cover ‘normal’ days, they, by no means, cover what is happening at the moment with the coronavirus. In fact, in some states, it has become such an issue that some state Supreme Courts have had to weigh in and dictate that divorced couples follow originally published school schedules.

The Many Challenges Arising for Families During This Crisis

Still, this does not address a number of unique circumstances that have come up for families; for example, one couple, whereby a parent just returned from international travel and was supposed to be quarantined for two weeks, but was also supposed to have his child for regular visitation at the same time. As a result, he reportedly insisted on taking the child for regular visitation during this time, without being quarantined, over the mother’s objections. Another family experienced one parent taking the child out of the country in violation of their agreement because the parent reportedly felt that the United States was not safe. Also hanging in the balance for a number of Florida families are alimony, child support, and other divorce-related issues, including modifications related to property division issues.

Our Florida Family Law Attorneys Are Working Through These Times to Provide You with Assistance

At HD Law Partners, our dedicated Florida family law attorneys are working through these times to help ensure that you have help during these emergency times. Although there are some court closures and restrictions in light of the coronavirus, there is still a certain amount of family law work that can be done; for example, changes to parenting plans done via negotiations and, eventually, mutual agreement.

We understand how these situations can impact almost every aspect of your life. Allow our Tampa family attorneys to use our professional skills and experience to help you during these difficult times. Contact our office today to find out more.

Resource:

kfgo.com/2020/03/20/your-money-separation-anxiety-divorce-money-and-coronavirus/

nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-school-campuses-closed-until-at-least-april-15-testing-canceled/2207179/

cnn.com/2020/03/18/us/coronavirus-schools-not-going-back-year/index.html

Needing a Divorce in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Protect Yourself

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Commercial eviction proceedings have been complicated by the coronavirus, as more and more cities and states pass emergency laws barring evictions of tenants, as well as foreclosures, in some instances, all while landlords are still expected to finance mortgages and satisfy their lenders. This includes Florida, where, in late March, the state Supreme Court issued an administrative order that will affect evictions and foreclosures.

As a result, it is important for landlords to review their leases with commercial landlord attorneys in order to ensure that they understand their rights and are prepared in terms of how any new laws and court decisions have altered those rights. Landlord attorneys can also assist landlords in coming up with creative solutions by agreement, such as partial base rent abatement and/or a repayment schedule, for example, and in researching other options, such as finding out if certain commercial tenants have business interruption insurance policies that can provide coverage during this time. At the same time, landlords will of course also have to consider obligations to their lenders and the effects any lease modifications they enter into will have on their loan covenants, and commercial landlord attorneys can review loan documents so that they are aware of the requirements and what is they need to do in order to ensure that they are in compliance.

“The Requirement… For Clerks To Issue Writs Of Possession… Shall Be Suspended Through April 17”

Unfortunately, when it comes to the recent “COVID-19 Emergency Measures in the Florida State Courts,” it is still very unclear – even to the clerks of the court – how exactly the change to the writ of possession applies. The order either suspends, or provides clerks with the option to suspend, issuing writs of possession through April 17. Writs of possession are used by law-enforcement to evict a tenant and transfer ownership back to a landlord, as well as remove residents from a foreclosed property and transfer the property to its new owner.

Thus far, most of the clerks’ offices in Sarasota and elsewhere have interpreted the order as requiring them to temporarily stop issuing writs of possession, which essentially means putting evictions on hold. However, several others have also indicated that the order contradicts state law, which dictates that, if a judge sides with a landlord or a buyer in a foreclosure, clerks have to issue writs of possession, and only the legislature has the right to change this. Meanwhile, the federal government has already halted evictions and foreclosures on any properties owned by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

If You Have Questions, Contact Our Florida Commercial Landlord & Tenant Attorneys

There is no question that there is a significant amount of confusion amongst Florida landlords and tenants right now when it comes to both eviction and foreclosure. If you have any questions about these issues in Florida, contact our Tampa commercial landlord and tenant attorneys at HD Law Partners today to ensure that you are on the right path.

Resource:

natlawreview.com/article/coronavirus-challenges-commercial-landlords

floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/632431/7186205/AOSC20-17.pdf

tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/27/evictions-foreclosures-could-be-halted-under-florida-supreme-court-coronavirus-order/

Understanding CAM Charges Is Essential for Florida Commercial Landlords

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Increasing issues associated with COVID-19, the coronavirus, have caused a number of issues in Florida to the point where Governor DeSantis had to declare a State of Emergency. At this point, there is not only an increased risk to the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, but to everyone, as we know so little about the transmission of the virus and how it operates.

As a result, we are receiving a number of questions from parties with concerns surrounding the coronavirus; one of them being homeowners’ associations and boards that are concerned about how the virus might affect their residential communities and what can be done to protect them, as well as any management issues that could arise as a result.

Consult an HOA Attorney & Maintain Balance by Taking Precautions but Not Overreacting

It is important that associations do not take drastic measures such as prohibiting anyone who has traveled to certain areas from returning to their homes or pursuing emergency statutory powers without first consulting a homeowners’ association attorney. Instead, it would be better to try and strike a balance between ensuring that associations are not negligent in ignoring the threats that the virus poses – especially when it comes to certain communities with open layouts, whereby residents are constantly coming into contact with each other in common areas – and overly restrictive protocols that unnecessarily restrict residents’ freedom, which could lead to legal challenges.

Suggested Safety Measures

Below, we discuss some suggested points and protocols that could be discussed and pursued in terms of basic preventative and safety measures to protect residents in homeowners’ associations:

• Ask residents to limit all guests and be on the lookout for any short-term rental activities that could be violating governing documents, such as Airbnb rentals
• Place hand sanitizer stations in areas with high traffic
• Educate residents about travel-related exposure
• After meeting with counsel and your board to discuss any emergency powers that the board may need to utilize in order to protect residents, also discuss any rules or actions that should be taken concerning the use of common areas, including any social events that need to be canceled in order to protect residents’ health. If there are concerns about how to hold board meetings given concerns over the virus, note that you may be able to explore the use of in-house cable channels to broadcast the meetings so that residents can view them in their homes, instead, more safely
• Make sure that you have updated emergency contact information for all residents
• Let residents know that if they have any questions or concerns, they can contact the Florida Department of Health hotline at 1-866-779-6121

Contact Our Florida HOA Attorneys with Any Questions or Concerns

Homeowners’ associations play important roles in not only managing the operations and upkeep in these communities, but also in ensuring that residents are properly protected. At HD Law Partners, our Tampa homeowners’ association attorneys provide knowledgeable, proactive legal representation that associations can count on. Contact us today to find out more.

Resource:

insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2020/03/11/560811.htm

miamiherald.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article240916146.html

Court Allows Tenant Harassed by Another Tenant to Hold Landlord Liable

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