Community Association Attorney

Job Description

Poliakoff Backer’s community association attorneys provide quality, customized representation to condominium, HOA, and master/country club communities of all sizes throughout South Florida (including St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami‑Dade Counties). The role centers on proactive counsel, practical risk‑spotting in governing documents, and responsive day‑to‑day legal guidance—delivered with the firm’s hallmark of personal service, continuity, and accessibility.

• Serve as general counsel to boards and managers on operational, governance, and compliance matters.
• Interpret, draft, and update governing documents (declarations, bylaws, rules, policies) and advise on amendments and risk reduction.
• Guide associations on covenant/rule enforcement strategy, compliance, and owner‑facing dispute resolution.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor and contractor agreements and advise on risk allocation and practical contract protections.
• Manage or support litigation/mediation and contested matters as needed (including enforcement and collections disputes).
• Provide timely guidance on statutory/regulatory compliance, including fair housing considerations and risk mitigation for age‑restricted communities.
• Communicate efficiently and transparently with clients, using firm tools and client education resources (including newsletters and technology platforms).

• Highly responsive, organized communicator who respects client volunteers’ time and budgets and delivers practical guidance.
• Builds long‑term relationships through consistency and continuity.
• Comfortable advising boards in a “real world” setting with clear, direct recommendations and risk tradeoffs.

• Strong command of Florida condominium/HOA governance concepts, document interpretation, and association operations.
• Drafting excellence for amendments, enforcement letters, policies/rules, and contracts.
• Working knowledge of collections enforcement workflows and client status/reporting expectations.
• Sound judgment for dispute resolution, escalation, and litigation oversight when necessary.

• Ability to use (and help clients benefit from) the firm’s technology‑forward communication and collections systems and related reporting tools.

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing with The Florida Bar.
• Demonstrated experience representing condominium associations and/or HOAs in general counsel, enforcement, collections, document drafting, and/or community association disputes.
  Please do not apply if you do not have this experience.