Community Association Law
Peter S. Sachs
Chair, Governmental & Lobbying Group
Board Certified · Condominium and Planned Development Law
About
Background & Experience
Peter S. Sachs is a Founding Partner of Sachs Sax Caplan Kaskel & Schner, PLLC. Mr. Sachs is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by the Florida Bar and through the years has handled a multitude of matters related to community associations - condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners, master and country clubs. He is one of the pioneers in the development of community association law and has earned a reputation as a staunch consumer rights advocate.
Notable Client Work
- He has obtained significant settlements on behalf of each of the four Century Village communities and the Kings Point complex in Delray Beach. These settlements included modifications of long-term contracts of adhesion such as 99-year recreation leases and payments for construction defects resulting in millions of dollars of benefits for the residents. He created and represents Kings Point Recreation Corporation, the unit owner controlled entity that operates and administers the amenity package for 7,200 Kings Point unit owners. In several gated communities, he has successfully merged the two governing Chapter 617 entities (County Club and Property Owners Association) into a single entity resulting in increased efficiencies, sales tax savings for Club members and reallocation of real estate taxes for the community. He has also represented both vendors and associations before governmental bodies.
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1973
- New York, 1980.
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1988
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2018.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1973
- Fordham Law Review, 1971-1973
- B.A., History, Queens College of the City University of New York, 1969.
Representative Clients
- Aberdeen Golf & Country Club
- Boca Lago Country Club, Inc
- Centennial Bank
- Century of Boca Raton Acquisition Group
- Century of Boca Raton Umbrella Association
- Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
- Frenchman's Creek Country Club, Inc
- Hunters Run Golf & Country Club POA
- Independent Condominium Associations at Kings Point, Inc
- Kings Point Community Association
- St. Andrews Country Club POA
- The Corradino Group, Inc
- Wycliffe Golf & Country Club POA.
Professional Memberships
- Federal Judicial Nominating Committee for the Southern District of Florida, 2005 - 2008
- 15th Circuit (Palm Beach) Judicial Nominating Commission, 1988-1992 (Past Chair)
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Member and Past President
- Palm Beach County Bar Association, Member
- The Florida Bar, Member of the Board of Governors, 1992 - 1996.
Community Involvement
- Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Gubernatorial Appointee, 2010-2020
- Florida Independent Living Council, Inc., Past President and Gubernatorial Appointee, 2004 - 2013
- Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC), Past President and Board Member
- American Red Cross, Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter, Past Board Member.
Publications
- "Unit Owner Rights", Florida Bar Manual on Condominiums (1982-2018).
Seminars Taught
- Condominium & Cluster Housing Development Institute, University of Miami
- Annual Condominium Law Seminar, The Florida Bar
- Basic Real Estate Seminar, The Florida Bar
- Out of State Practitioners Seminar, The Florida Bar.
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By telephone
561.994.4499
Fax 561.537.8638
Boca Raton
6111 Broken Sound Parkway NW
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Palm Beach Gardens
5100 PGA Boulevard
Suite 201
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418