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Emotional Support Animals – Grabbing the Tiger by the Tail
Pet free communities are essentially extinct. I am sure many of you readers have had to navigate an emotional support animal accommodation request as it has become a hot topic in the past few years. Florida Statute § 760.27 was amended in 2020 to provide some clarity, add some teeth to enforcement and to track…
Fining Does Not Need to Be a Cautionary Tale
Deed restriction violations can be rampant in some Homeowner and Condominium Associations (“Associations”). Two methods that can be employed together or separately to curb violations are the 1) litigation; and 2) fining tracks. Associations often opt for the fining route so as to cut down on the out of pocket hard costs involved with enforcement of deed restriction violations. Many…
CRN – Case Law Developments
In Pin-Pon Corp. v. Landmark American Insurance Company, 2020 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 100072 June 5, 2020), Pin-Pon had brought a single cause of action against Landmark for Statutory Bad Faith in violation of Fla. Stat. § 624.155(1)(b)(1), after years of litigation and a judgment in its favor. Landmark moved to dismiss the bad faith complaint on the grounds that Pin-Pon failed to comply with…
Making Progress or just busy- 15 ways to evaluate (and boost) your productivity
The Business Journals Leadership Trust By Business Journals Leadership Trust Expert Panel® Business Journals Leadership Trust is an invite-only network of influential business leaders, executives and entrepreneurs in your community. As a business leader, you likely...
To Repair or Replace? That is the Question!
Stockham Law Group attorney, Kelly Fantetti, will be participating in a webinar for FAPIA’s virtual Public Adjuster Academy series. The webinar, “To Repair or Replace? That is the Question!” includes window experts Steven and Ivan Browner of TSSA Storm Safe, and it will focus on identifying potential storm damage to windows, methods of repairing such damage, and best practices for…
Policyholders Have Until September 10, 2020 to file Hurricane Irma Claims, Supplemental Claims, and Reopened Claims.
We are quickly approaching the three-year mark for Hurricane Irma which made landfall on September 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma may seem like a distant memory, but some homeowners are continue dealing with the aftermath of the storm. Policyholders are still working on repairing their property due to issues obtaining insurance benefits, claim disputes and delayed payments, and continue to find…
Pay Close Attention to Your Policy Renewal – Third DCA Ruling Could Affect Claims Made Prior to 2018
Pay Close Attention to Your Policy Renewal – Third DCA Ruling Could Affect Claims Made Prior to 2018 By: Allison Cucinotta, Esq. A recent ruling from Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal addresses revisions made to Florida insurance law governing advance written notice by the insurer. The decision is concerning for policyholders, potentially limiting their coverage and costing them a…
Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™
We are excited to announce for the eighth consecutive year, our very own Donna DeVaney Stockham, Esq. has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of 1,071 honorees represents just over 1% of the active Florida Bar members, including attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys who practice…
12 leaders share the in the long run
Leading an organization means making a lot of big decisions, many of which come with equally big risks. Risks are necessary if you want to keep innovating and growing. When looking for the courage to take that next significant step, you can be inspired by other innovators who have taken the chance on a big idea and reaped the rewards.…