Partners Peter Sachs and Lou Caplan in Featured Article of Daily Business Review

Christopher Rosa Cruz installs a large banner at the site of the Champlain Towers South condominium building, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Surfside, Fla. The banner lists the names of the 98 people killed when the building suddenly collapse nearly a year ago. Photo: Marta Lavandier/AP.

The Legacy of Surfside: 1 Year After Champlain Towers South Collapsed, Attorneys Reflect on Progress “We have to recognize that wakeup call, honor the victims and their families by doing something about it, and make sure that this never happens again."   Read the Article Daily Business Review 

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Managing Partner Lou Caplan Featured on CBS12 News

Managing Partner Lou Caplan is interviewed by CBS 12 News on the Surfside tragedy, its impact on South Florida, and the recently passed Condo Safety Law.   Read more  Watch the News Segment

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Surfside One Year Later Founding Partner Peter Sachs Featured in SFBJ

 The South Florida Business Journal takes a look back on the tragedy in Surfside, new condo safety laws, and what has changed.Our own founding partner Peter Sachs was interviewed for this feature.   Read More 

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Starting a New Business in South Florida


  Real Estate Attorney Daniel Kaskel shares tips for starting a new business in South Florida with WPTV.    Contact us for help with the legal documents required: https://ssclawfirm.com/contact Learn the tips to start your business here:  

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Preventing Another Surfside


Founding partner Peter Sachs talks to CBS 12 about structural integrity and safety 7 months after the Surfside condo collapse. Hear more: 

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Louis Caplan Named Managing Partner

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Louis Caplan was featured in the Sun Sentinel as the new managing partner of Sachs, Sax and Caplan. Learn more about Louis including how to work with him here: https://ssclawfirm.com/louis-caplan?view=employee&id=4      

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Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus Honored

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Peter Sachs, founding partner and chairman emeritus was recognized by The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin.         

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Samuel J. Levine Joins the Practice

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Samuel J. Levine  was featured in the The Palm Beach Post as a new associate at Sachs, Sax and Caplan.  Learn more about Samuel  including how to work with him here: https://ssclawfirm.com/samuel-levine?view=employee&id=45        

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Peter Sachs in Sun Sentinel Calling on Municipalities to Prevent Another Surfside

Rescue personnel work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Surfside. The collapse killed 98 people. Despite that, the Florida Legislature was unable to pass a condo safety law in this year's legislative session. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
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The Sun Sentinel featured founding partner Peter S. Sachs as he calls on municipalities to prevent another surfside disaster   Read more below   

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New Attorneys Added to the Roster

Meet the four new attorneys and the rest of our experienced team https://ssclawfirm.com/experienced-attorneys  

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Don't Forget About Those Real Estate Transfer Taxes

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Attorney Daniel Kaskel discusses transfer taxes with the Dallas Morning News. Read more below on what you need to know when selling your property.         

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Pandemic Adds Luster to Golfing's Popularity in Palm Beach County

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    Attorney Peter Sachs featured in Palm Beach Post discussing club initation and golf memberships. 

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Founding Partner Spencer Sax Featured in “Invest: Palm Beach 2021”

"Invest: Palm Beach 2021," which provides an in-depth review of the key issues facing Palm Beach County’s economy, was recently released earlier this year. The report features the exclusive insight of prominent business and political leaders who provide an in-depth look at what makes the region’s economy tick and the challenges that remain.  Our own Founding Partner Spencer Sax is featured as a leading legal voice: “We are bullish on Palm Beach County and its legal sector. We knew baby boomers were going to retire and we knew that was going to be good for the economy, for the real estate market and for the legal market but COVID has really sped that up. The success of our national economy has afforded people the opportunity to buy second homes and it has also accelerated the move of people from out of state to our state. The more people and businesses move to Palm Beach County, the more need there will be for legal services. We were bullish about that trend even before the pandemic.” Want to know more about Palm Beach County? Here are some interesting facts our legal services team in Palm Beach County found: Palm Beach County by the Numbers from Discover the Palm Beaches: Two Downtown Convention Districts, each with 1,000 walkable hotel rooms350,000 sq. ft. of Convention Center space78 degrees average year-round temperature17,000 guest rooms county wide200+ hotel rooms county wideTwo accessible railways, high speed and regional routesThree miles from Palm Beach International Airport to the Palm Beach County Convention Center20 miles from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to the Boca Raton CityWide Collection3,200+ restaurants200+ cultural institutionsLargest hotel meeting space: 146,000 sq. ft.160 golf courses15+ resort-style hotels2 James Beard award-winning chefs Palm Beach County Interesting Facts and Figures from Palm Beach County’s Official Government Website: County History A U.S. Army fort built in Jupiter in 1838 is believed to be the first permanent non-Native American settlement in the area. The fort was followed by the first civilian residents who cared for the Jupiter Lighthouse beginning in 1860.In the late 1800s, the Jupiter and Lake Worth Celestial Railroad and Henry...

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SSC Land Use Team Announces Client Project in Downtown Boynton Beach

Sachs, Sax Caplan, through its land use team, is proud to announce that on November 30, 2021, its client, Affiliated Development Group, was chosen as the approved developer for the mixed use project that is to be the centerpiece of the resurgent downtown Boynton Beach. As a mixed-use project with 236 apartments, it establishes the neighborhood of “E Bo,” that is, “East Boynton Beach.” The project will include relocating the iconic Hurricane Alley restaurant and well as working with a host of existing business and residents in providing basic services to the area. A substantial number of the apartments will be affordable units pursuant to local regulations. This project fits with the work the land use team did in connection with the new Boynton Beach City Hall and saving the historic Boynton Beach High School which is on its civic campus. Sachs Sax Caplan looks forward to additional challenging opportunities rebuilding the neighborhoods that others might consider passed-by. Working in those area empowers sustainable growth as well as adding to the supply of affordable housing. Please reach Michael S. Weiner, Esq. for your land use needs.

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Loans to Purchase Condominium/Cooperative Units Likely to Become More Difficult to Obtain

The consequences of the tragic Champlain South Tower collapse in Surfside, Florida continue to be felt for many condominium associations and unit owners within the thousands of condominium and cooperative communities throughout Florida. For many older condominium and cooperative buildings in Florida and for those that expect significant expenses for deferred maintenance or which may have large special assessments anticipated or already in place, borrowing money to purchase units in these buildings is likely to become much more difficult. On October 13, 2021, Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) issued Lender Letter (LL-2021-14), titled Temporary Requirements for Condo and Co-op Projects, imposing new “temporary” rules and restrictions pertaining to Fannie Mae’s purchase of loans from primary lenders on the secondary market. For the most part, these new requirements go into effect on January 1, 2022. The details and complexities of the secondary mortgage market are beyond the scope of this column. However, suffice it to say that without assurances that the mortgages backing the loans given by primary lenders (banks, credit unions, etc.) will be purchased on the secondary market (particularly by Fannie Mae), most primary lenders will not be financing home purchases. Under the new requirements, any loans that are secured by units with “significant deferred maintenance” or buildings that have received a directive from a regulatory authority or an inspection agency to make repairs due to unsafe conditions are not eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and will remain ineligible until the required repairs have been completed. Further, any loans for units in buildings that have failed to pass local regulatory inspections or recertifications are, similarly, ineligible for purchase (e.g., the “40-year recertifications” required in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, and, recently, the 30-year recertification in the City of Boca Raton). Under the new requirements, “significant deferred maintenance” may mean any of the following: 1) full or partial evacuation of the building to complete repairs is required for more than seven days or an unknown period of time (unlikely for most buildings); or2) the building has deficiencies, defects, substantial damage, or deferred maintenance that:a. affect the safety, soundness, structural integrity,...

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