Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development

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Thursday & Friday, September 28 & 29, 2023

The 48th Institute will cover the latest on key topics for attorneys and professionals involved in condominiums, homeowners and community association law and development, including the latest Surfside legislation.

• About the Institute

  Founding Director - Ralph E. Boyer

  In the 1970s, the sales of condominiums and similar property interests became a large and growing part of the housing market and at that time legislation and judicial and administrative decisions at the state and federal levels kept condo laws in a state of constant change. Hence, Ralph E. Boyer, who was a professor of law at the University of Miami, established its Condominium and Cluster Housing Institute in 1976 to provide a review of the current state of the law and identify issues facing the industry, government, and consumer.

  Boyer taught at Miami Law from 1951-85 primarily in the area of Property and wrote numerous books and articles on property law, including the original treatise, Florida Real Estate Transactions. In 1988, the Institute expanded and became formally known as the First Institute on Real Property Law and Thirteenth Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments. Read article from Miami Law's 1976 Barrister Magazine on the first institute.

  Current Director - William P. Sklar

  William P. Sklar, J.D. '80, co-directed the First Institute on Real Property Law with then Professor Emeritus Boyer in 1996. It was coined The Boyer Institute on Condo and Cluster Development. Sklar has been Director of the Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development since 1990. At Miami Law, Sklar studied under his mentor, Ralph E. Boyer, and Miami Law’s real estate program drew Sklar in, so much so, that he co-founded Miami Law's LL.M program in Real Property Development with Boyer.

  Today Sklar is the Director of the Institute and is a leader in the real estate industry, specializing in law practice areas including representation of developers and lenders in a broad range of planning, drafting and development of residential, commercial, and complex mixed-use condominiums and planned developments. His expertise was recognized when he was appointed in July 2021, in the wake of the Surfside collapse, to chair the Florida Bar's Condominium Law and Policy on Life Safety Task Force. Read 2016 article, "William Sklar: Real Estate Industry Leader and Trailblazer in Boyer Institute and Graduate Law Program."

• CLE & Certification Credits

  PENDING Florida Bar CLE: 18.0 general credits, including 1.0 in ethics, 1.0 in professionalism, and 1.0 in technology.
  
  18.0 Certification Credits: in Business Litigation, Real Estate, and Condominium
  & Planned Land Development Law.

• Sponsorship Opportunities

  Sponsorship opportunities are available at several levels. If you are interested, please contact Annette Hugues, Director of Events & Conferences, University of Miami School of Law
  Email: events@law.miami.edu; Phone: 305-284-1689

• 2023 Hotel Information

  The Boca Raton
  501 East Camino Real
  Boca Raton, FL 33432

 2022 Conference Program

• 8:40 - 8:50 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • David Yellen, Dean and Professor of Law
    University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
  • William P. Sklar, J.D. '80
    University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida

• 8:50 - 9:50 a.m. Recent Developments— Judicial Update

  • Michael J. Gelfand, Esq.
    Gelfand & Arpe, West Palm Beach, Florida

• 9:50 – 10:30 a.m. Legislative Update— 2022 Community Association Legislation

  • Joseph E. Adams, Esq.
    Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Fort Myers, Florida

• 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

• 10:45 – 11:35 a.m. Administrative Update

  • Chevonne Christian, Director
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Jennifer Ciler, Deputy Bureau Chief,
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Spencer E. Hennings, J.D. '17, LL.M. '19
    Florida’s Condominium Ombudsman, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Roxanne Mitchell,
    South Florida Deputy Bureau Chief of Compliance, Tallahassee, Florida

• 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Arbitration Update

  • Carolina S. Sheir, Esq.
    Eisinger Law, Hollywood, Florida
  • Mack Rhaney, Chief
    Bureau of Arbitration, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida

• 12:25 – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Roundtable of Condominium Past Chairs – Policy Issues; Future Trends and Changes In Community Association Law And Governance

  
  

  • Robert S. Freedman, Esq.
    Carlton Fields, Tampa, Florida
  • Michael J. Gelfand, Esq.
    Gelfand & Arpe, West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Steven H. Mezer, Esq.
    Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Tampa, Florida
  • Margaret A. Rolando, Esq.
    Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami, Florida
  • William P. Sklar, J.D. '80
    Carlton Fields, West Palm Beach, Florida

• 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Peeling the Reserve Onion: What is Needed to Ensure Long Term Life Safety; Funding & Finance Strategies

  • Christopher N. Davies, Esq.
    Esquire Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, Naples, Florida
  • Allison L. Hertz, Esq.
    Kaye Bender Rembaum, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

• 2:50 – 3:40 p.m. Sales & Leasing Restriction Update: Build to Rent & Blocking Amendments; Changing Demographics – Effective Occupancy Regulation

  • Alan Schwartzseid, Esq.
    Kaye Bender Rembaum, Central Florida
  • Meredith S. Delcamp, Esq.
    Shutts & Bowen, Tampa, Florida

• 3:40 – 4:00 p.m. Break

• 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Protecting the Association from Technology Liabilities – Cyberstalking and Defamation Claims & Liability Avoidance in Community Association Operations

  • Shawn G. Brown, Esquire
    Kaye Bender Rembaum, Tampa, Florida
  • Russell M. Robbins, Esq.
    Russell M. Robbins, P.A., Miami Lakes, Florida

• 4:50 – 5:30 p.m. Transparency in Community Association Operations – What & When to Disclose to Owners; Who is Entitled to Disclosure – Owners, Tenants Buyers, Local Government; Enforcement Rights

  • Joel M. McTague, Esq., J.D. '98
    Frank, Weinberg & Black, Plantation, Florida
  • Laura Manning-Hudson, Esq., J.D. '97
    Siegfried Rivera, West Palm Beach, Florida

• 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Reception

• 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. The Insurance Crisis Affecting Condominiums and HOA’s – Finding and Maintaining Coverage; Statutory Compliance; What Can Associations Do?

  • Andrea Northrop, Esq.
    Insurance Office of America, Jupiter, Florida
  • Steven H. Mezer, Esq.
    Becker Lawyers, Tampa, Florid

• 9:50 – 10:40 a.m. Mixed Use / Vertical Subdivision Issues – Drafting & Operational Challenges and Solutions

  • Martin A. Schwartz
    Partner, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP

  • Sandra E. Krumbein, Esq.
    Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

• 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Break

• 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Professionalism and Ethics: The Significance of Mindfulness and Civility for the Community Association Practitioner

  • Charles W. Edgar, III, Esq., J.D. '79
    Cherry, Edgar & Smith, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Ellen Hirsch de Haan, Esq., J.D. '83
    Wetherington Hamilton, P.A., Tampa, Florida

• 11:50 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. Meeting with the “Division” – Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

  Moderator

  • William P. Sklar, J.D. '80
    Carlton Fields, West Palm Beach, Florida

  Panelists

  • Chevonne Christian, Director
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Jennifer Ciler, Deputy Bureau Chief,
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Spencer E. Hennings, J.D. '17, LL.M. '19
    Florida’s Condominium Ombudsman, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Roxanne Mitchell,
    South Florida Deputy Bureau Chief of Compliance, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Mahlon C. Rhaney, Jr.
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshare and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Julie Scarbrough, Deputy Director
    Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes, Tallahassee, Florida

• 12:40 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch Meeting of the Florida Bar Condominium and Planned Development Committee

  • Alexander Dobrev, Esq.
    Lowndes, Orlando, Florida
  • Allison L. Hertz, Esq.
    Kaye Bender Rembaum, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

• 2:30 – 3:20 p.m. Return of the Terminators – New Issues for the Obsolescent Building; Dealing with Termination Challenges, Hold Outs & Other Issues

  • Alexander Dobrev, Esq.
    Lowndes, Orlando, Florida
  • Eric Appleton, Esq.
    Appleton Reiss, PLLC, Tampa, Florida

• 3:20 – 4:10 p.m. The Role of the Virtual Meeting in Post Pandemic Association Operations & Decision-Making – Elections, Amendments, Budgets, and Other Issues

  • Telese Zuberer, Esq., J.D. '99, LL.M. '00
    Icard Merrill, Sarasota, Florida
  • Spencer E. Hennings, J.D. '17, LL.M. '19
    Florida’s Condominium Ombudsman, Tallahassee, Florida

Schedule is subject to change.

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