Those familiar with our law firm know that we have branch offices in St. Petersburg, Orlando and Fort Myers, in addition to our main office in Sarasota. In fact, a Florida construction industry controversy has broken out in St. Petersburg. An industry trade association says it's illegal for the city to require contractors to hire disadvantaged work...

Most people in South Florida are familiar with the mixed-use railroad station development known as MiamiCentral. But those in other parts of the state might not be as familiar with the nine-acre complex. MiamiCentral connects to the adjacent Government Center station that serves rail and bus lines. The complex is also to include more than three mil...

Any big home remodeling project takes a lot of time and effort to complete. For example, if you've been remodeling your Florida vacation home's kitchen, adding high-end cabinets and countertops and new lighting and flooring, you know that often more than one contractor is involved in the process. However, one problem Florida property owners might n...

As regular readers of our legal blog know, we recently wrote about the growing list of complaints about shoddy construction at One Ocean, a South Florida luxury condominium project. A recent construction defects lawsuit says the Related Group's South Beach property developer, general contractor, three subcontractors and architect have all failed to...

On its company website, Related Group boasts that it "is Florida's leading developer of sophisticated metropolitan living and one of the country's largest real estate conglomerates." The company notes that it has built, renovated and managed more than 90,000 condos and apartment residences. Not everything is as rosy as Related Group claims, however...

Seven years have gone by since repairs began on an upscale Florida condominium complex. But the Orlando Sentinel reports that the fixes have finally been completed at the problem-plagued Hamptons at MetroWest. The construction defects at the condo complex racked up "millions of dollars in damage, hundreds of code violations and millions of dollars ...

Whether you found out on your own or were advised, you have information about a possibly fruitful real estate investment. You're very eager and want to get in right away so the opportunity doesn't slip through your fingers, but slow down a bit. There are specific considerations that, if not carefully examined, could cost you in the short- and long-...

Trusted Legal Partners For HOAs And COAs Navigating Construction DefectsConstruction defects can cause countless headaches for community associations. Identifying and pursuing these claims is a key responsibility for condominium owners associations (COAs), homeowners associations (HOAs), and their managers and directors. At Tannenbaum Scro, we serv...

When you're looking for a home, choosing to build instead of buying is a big decision. So, too, is the decision of which builder to entrust with your vision and finances. Yet even the most promising of builders can fail to live up to their promises. Sometimes financial mismanagement forces builders to file bankruptcy. Other times they simply shutte...