Suing a Contractor You Never Hired
Perez Mayoral, P.A. recovered $50,000 in Bartlett v. Triton, a Charlotte County matter. The owner was not the party who signed the contract, which is exactly the situation worth understanding here.
Contract law starts from a simple position. Only parties to a contract can sue on it. An association hires a roofer,...
Perez Mayoral Trial Victory for Homeowner in Condo Association Lawsuit Unanimously Affirmed by Florida Third District Court of Appeal
Perez Mayoral, P.A. announced that the Florida Third District Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed a complete trial victory personally obtained by firm co-founder Erik Perez on behalf of a condominium owner who was sued by his condominium association over alleged water damage. Mr. Perez successfully defended the homeowner at trial and obtained a directed...
Perez Mayoral Ranks No. 916 on 2026 Inc. 5000, Recognizing Rapid Growth of Florida Homeowner Law Firm
Perez Mayoral, P.A. was built exclusively to represent homeowners in HOA and condominium disputes earns national recognition as it continues expanding across the state.
MIAMI, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Perez Mayoral, P.A., a Florida law firm focused on representing homeowners in disputes with homeowners’ associations and condominium associations, has been named to the 2026...
When a Baseless Case Becomes a Tort
Perez Mayoral, P.A. obtained a $96,500 result in Brucker v. Green, a Broward County matter. Cases of this kind begin with somebody else’s lawsuit and end with the cost of that lawsuit being shifted back.
Courts have no interest in letting every losing plaintiff face a countersuit, so malicious prosecution is deliberately...
Fighting a Code Enforcement Fine
Perez Mayoral, P.A. handled Shehata & Hryshankou v. City of Miami, an appellate matter in Miami-Dade County. Code enforcement cases are won or lost on the record, and that record gets built long before anyone reaches a courthouse.
Municipalities across Miami-Dade County have spent years tightening short-term rental rules and the penalties...
When a Check Is Not Enough
Perez Mayoral, P.A. recovered $55,000 for an owner in a Broward County drainage system failure matter. Cash was part of that outcome. The underlying condition is the part owners most often forget to negotiate for.
Consider what a pure cash settlement actually accomplishes. The owner takes a number, signs a release, and...
What Happens After Impasse
Perez Mayoral, P.A. recovered $70,000 for an owner in a Broward County concrete slab water intrusion matter. That number came after the parties had already been through the mediation stage without reaching a resolution.
Owners sometimes read mediation as a delay the association imposed on them. It is usually a statutory requirement....
Turning an Award Into a Judgment
Perez Mayoral, P.A. handled Smith v. Greens of Town N’ Country, a Hillsborough County association matter. Obtaining a favorable decision was one stage of that work. Making the decision enforceable was another.
An arbitration award is a document, not a court order. Nobody can garnish, lien, or levy on the strength of...
When Amenities Stay Closed
Perez Mayoral, P.A. obtained an $8,000 recovery in Pisciotta v. Isles of the Bay, a Pinellas County association matter. Smaller figures are worth noting, because owners often assume a claim has to be large before it is worth raising at all.
Section 718.111 of the Florida Statutes is direct about post-loss work....
Federal Court Holds AI Communications Are Not Privileged or Work Product: What Florida Clients Should Know
In United States v. Heppner, a federal court in the Southern District of New York addressed what it described as a question of first impression: whether a person’s communications with a publicly available generative artificial intelligence platform, used in connection with a pending criminal investigation, are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client...