Telese Zuberer says the void is better than it was, but finding the right person for the job is tougher than it seems.

1. With her background in condominium and homeowner association law, Zuberer is focused on what looks to be a new era of building safety law and insurance regulations in Florida. That stems from both Hurricane Ian’s impact on the insurance industry and Senate Bill 4D.

Following the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside that killed 98 people, state lawmakers wrote and passed Senate Bill 4D to address building safety. It was signed into law in May, prohibiting associations from waiving or reducing reserve funds, which are designed for future major repairs and replacements of the building structure.

The result of the law, says, Zuberer, named president of the Sarasota-based law firm in January 2022 is now condominium and residential associations may be setting aside reserves for components of structures they hadn’t before.

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