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Community Associations Threatened With Website Litigation Under the ADA

Community Associations Threatened With Website Litigation Under the ADA

  • Posted: Dec 30, 2019
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Community Associations Threatened With Website Litigation Under the ADA

In the last few months, a growing number of community associations across Florida are being threatened with litigation because their websites are allegedly not friendly to visually impaired users.

  • So what does pizza have to do with a community association website?

Frankly, not a darn thing. It appears that the lawyers and firms threatening these specious lawsuits are conveniently conflating the obligations found under Title III of the ADA for places of public accommodation with the different set of obligations found in the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHA) for housing providers.

Or, these lawyers are simply trying to avoid application of the ADA altogether since most private residential communities are not considered places of public accommodation. The ADA requires that every owner, lessor or operator of a “place of public accommodation” provides equal access to users who meet ADA standards for disability.

These lawsuits are attempting to apply the ADA standards for websites to housing providers impacted by the FHA.

These threatened website lawsuits are uniform in style (mostly forms sent in mass) and generally allege that a “tester” was unable to navigate an association’s website, resulting in a discriminatory impact on those who are visually impaired.

The suits allege that community association websites were not accessible to visually impaired persons thus violating the FHA. Community associations are considered housing providers under the FHA and, as such, must make reasonable accommodations for residents and guests with verifiable disabilities.

This is true in the realm of service and support animal requests and these new website lawsuits attempt to expand that obligation to include visually impaired visitors to an association website. It is curious that these testers did not reach out first and request that the allegedly deficient websites be modified for a visually impaired person to more easily navigate the site. Instead, demands are being summarily sent to community associations statewide who have websites in an attempt to reach a quick settlement.

The demand letters offer a conditional release for payment of “reasonable attorney fees” because the attorney sending the letter claims the firm is entitled to compensation for work completed to investigate, research and determine the community association’s noncompliance.

Of course one cottage industry begets another. In addition to a handful of law firms who believe they can generate some revenue with these tester lawsuits, we now also have a number of companies advising communities that they can make their websites compliant for fees ranging anywhere from $2,000-$5,000 and annual hosting around $300-$1,000 per year.

In actuality, the cost depends on the content and functionality of the website including the number of features that must be optimized for the visually impaired. There are also some solutions that are free depending on the website platform.

Many of the demands and threatened lawsuits appear to lack any merit and seem to be merely an attempt to obtain a quick settlement payment from community associations or their insurers.

Many of the communities who have been threatened have website features that are password-protected, are accessible only to owners, or don’t have the features that are the subject of the complaint, so the allegations appear to be specious.

While we can debate the merits of these tester lawsuits and even seek legislative clarification in the upcoming 2020 Legislative Session, in the interim, associations with websites need to speak with experienced counsel to confirm whether or not their association’s website must have the necessary software for disabled users.

This confirmation is particularly important if your community uses its website to list properties for sale or lease. As for the attorneys who have decided to send out these blanket demands without the benefit of further investigation, let’s hope they have a change of heart when associations push back.

Donna DiMaggio Berger is a board certified specialist in condominium and planned development law, a shareholder at Becker Law and the executive director of the Community Association Leadership Lobby.

 

 

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Accidents do happen even on the Holiday, If You Have Been Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident…..

Accidents do happen even on the Holiday, If You Have Been Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident…..

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If You Have Been Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident
Follow These 7 Important Steps

Find us on the Members Directory on SFPMA – The Maus Law Firm

1) Seek Medical Attention

This is your first step. Always to seek medical attention to ensure your injuries are documented. Schedule a Fort Lauderdale slip and fall attorney consultation as soon as you are well enough to visit.


2) GET PHOTOS

Facts are important. Document the location of the fall, store employees near, and the condition that caused you to fall.

 

3) DO NOT GIVE A RECORDED STATEMENT – YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE A STATEMENT.

They’re taking a statement to help their position – NOT to help YOU.
Our Fort Lauderdale slip and fall lawyers advise clients that if the business or insurance company contacts them, refer them to us. The calls will stop.

 

4) REQUEST AN INCIDENT REPORT

Businesses and insurance companies are infamous for the defenses they use when a person gets injured on their property.

 

5) REQUEST IN-STORE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE BE PRESERVED

This should be done in writing, and as soon as possible. Most businesses’ video recorders will tape over whatever is recorded after time.

 

6) GET WITNESS NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

There is strength in numbers.

 

7) DOCUMENT YOUR INJURIES

Don’t wait!

Get the Help You Need from a Top Fort Lauderdale Slip and Fall Attorney
You deserve an experienced lawyer in slip and fall accidents and premises liability cases. Speak to a Fort Lauderdale slip and fall attorney in our office to have your questions answered.
Call 1-855-999-5297 today or visit us at www.mauslawfirm.com

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Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

  • Posted: Dec 09, 2019
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Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

Resurrected and Here to Stay

by KBR Legal/ Jeffrey Rembaum, Esq.

On May 20 2009, just after the peak of the national foreclosure crisis, a federal statute was enacted to help protect a residential tenant who was renting a unit subject to foreclosure from being evicted without being afforded a reasonable amount of time to find alternative housing.

The federal law was known as “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009”.  It generally provided that a bona fide tenant was authorized to remain in a residential unit that was acquired by a new party through foreclosure for the balance of the unexpired term of the lease, unless the unit was acquired by a party that intended to occupy the unit, in which case the tenant was authorized to remain in the unit for ninety days after receiving a notice to vacate.

For purposes of the federal law, a “bona fide tenant” was a tenant who was not the mortgagor or the parent, spouse, or child of the mortgagor and who was under a lease that was the result of an arms-length transaction where rent was not substantially lower than fair market value.

The federal law assured that residential tenants would have a reasonable amount of time to plan and find alternative housing after the unit they were renting was foreclosed and acquired by a new party. However, it also assisted community associations in finding desirable tenants to rent units they owned through the foreclosure of the association’s assessment lien for a fair market value, which then helped the association recoup unpaid assessments and bad debt otherwise attributable to the unit.

The protections of the federal law were intended to “sunset”, which is a term meaning ”to expire”, on December 31, 2012. However, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) later extended the sunset date to December 31, 2014. Once the federal law finally expired on January 1, 2015, tenants of residential property in Florida no longer had any special protection from eviction by parties acquiring such units by foreclosure.

Then, approximately six month later, the Florida legislature adopted its own version of the law as part of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Specifically, section 83.561, Florida Statutes, became effective on June 15, 2015, and provides that “if a tenant is occupying a residential premises that is the subject of a foreclosure sale, the purchaser named in the certificate of title is permitted to give a tenant a thirty day notice to vacate and the tenant must comply”. Therefore, as of June 15, 2015, residential tenants had a much shorter timeframe of thirty days’ notice to vacate a unit acquired by foreclosure.

 

Finally, on June 23, 2018, the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act became effective again. It no longer contains any sunset or expiration date; so it is here to stay. Since a federal law will supersede a Florida law when it is more stringent, the provisions of the Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act giving tenants more time to vacate residential property after it is acquired by a new party through foreclosure will apply to transactions in Florida despite the shorter timeframe provided by state statute.

 

Kaye Bender Rembaum, Attorneys at Law

Palm Beach Office
Gardens Professional Center
9121 N. Military Trail,
Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone: (561) 241-4462
Fax: (561) 223-3957
Broward Office
1200 Park Central Blvd. S.
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone: (954) 928-0680
Fax: (954) 772-0319
Tampa Office
1211 North Westshore Blvd
suite 409
Tampa, Fl 33607
Phone: 813-375-0731

 

 

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Holiday season is here! As Floridians, we are no strangers to stressful traffic conditions.

Holiday season is here! As Floridians, we are no strangers to stressful traffic conditions.

  • Posted: Dec 05, 2019
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Holiday season is here! As Floridians, we are no strangers to stressful traffic conditions. Those everyday conditions combined with holiday shopping and increased tourism can unfortunately lead to an uptick in auto accidents. Here is some helpful information in case you or a loved one is involved in an auto accident this season. As always, if you need us, give us a call at 407-478-4878

 

Important Legal Tips To Protect You After An Accident

By Brett Sahm, Esq.

What do you think the number one tactic is that an at-fault driver’s insurance company will use against you?

ANSWER: If you are injured in the accident, the other driver’s insurance company will try to make the case that you were injured before the accident.

Even if you were feeling completely fine before the accident, the insurance company will attempt to blame some portion of your injuries, pain, suffering, and medical bills on something that happened in your past.

You might be saying to yourself:

“If I didn’t feel pain, or seek medical treatment, for several months or years before this car accident, why would they claim that my injury wasn’t solely related to the car accident?”

The answer resides in Florida standard jury instruction 501.5, entitled “other contributing causes of damages.” Under 501.5, a judge instructs Florida jurors to determine which percentage of a plaintiff’s injury was due to a pre-existing condition, and which percentage of the injury was due to THIS accident (the exacerbation of a pre-existing condition and/or a brand new injury).

If an insurance company can point to anything which may have contributed to your current injury – such as, a prior car accident (even a fender bender), a prior sports injury, a prior fall of bike accident, lifting heavy weights, working a tough job with manual labor, a prior surgery – the insurance company will do everything they can to shift blame to those prior occurrences.

Why?

Because their goal is to persuade the jury to attribute a smaller percentage of the blame to this accident. If the jury only assigns 50% of the blame for the injury to this accident, the insurance company saves thousands of dollars and you lose thousands of dollars.

So, knowing that this is ALWAYS the insurance company’s main strategy, what can you do to help yourself after an accident?

Here are my main tips.

 

1. Watch what you tell your doctor and watch what you put on your medical intake forms.

Everything you tell your doctor is subsequently put into your medical records. Medical records can make or break a case. If you talk about prior injuries, prior pain, strenuous work, lifting heavy weights, that all goes into the medical records.

If it goes into the medical records, the insurance company will see it, and they will use it as a sword against you. Do not give them ammunition to use against you!

 

2. In certain instances, you will not be able to keep prior medical conditions out of the medical records.

For example, if you had prior lumbar/lower back surgery, you will need to tell that to your chiropractor or orthopedic. Also, the fact that you had surgery is obvious from the MRIs. However, be sure to tell your doctor how long you were pain free prior to this accident.

How long was life sailing along smoothly before this accident? Tell that to your doctor. Also, and this is extremely important, get the actual films from your previous MRIs and make sure to give them to your attorney. If your prior lumbar MRI shows two bulging discs and one herniated disc, and your new MRI shows five herniated discs, then you have clear evidence of exacerbation of the previous injury and also a brand new injury.

Therefore, the most important thing is to have all your MRI films so that a radiologist or orthopedic can compare what was going on before with what is going on now. If something new is going on now, then the insurance company can’t blame it on some past event(s).

 

3. Photographs matter!

Although someone can get seriously injured from a minor impact, perception matters to a jury. If you have a small dent in your bumper, no matter how hurt you may be, do you really think that your average juror will believe that your injuries are solely from this accident? Probably not.

So what can you do about it?

Well, first off, if there was major damage to the vehicles from this accident, make sure to get a lot of photographs of both vehicles (and your body if there is bruising, cuts, etc.). The more damage in this accident, the easier for a jury to believe that this was the accident that caused all your injuries.

Second, if you have been in prior accidents, and they were fender benders or minor, give your attorney photos of the damage from those accidents. As I said about comparing the MRI films to show an exacerbated or new injury, we can show pictures of both accidents for the proposition that this accident was markedly worse than the last one.

 

4. Do not offer up information to any insurance company.

Sometimes, the at-fault driver’s insurance company will want you to give a recorded statement after the accident, or they want you to sign a medical record release.

First off, get an attorney. Once you are represented, everything has to go through your attorney, and your attorney will be keen to the game the insurance company is playing. You might say to yourself: well, it’s clear that the other person is at-fault, maybe I can save money by just working with the insurance company myself instead of retaining an attorney.

The problem is: you don’t know the game, and they are masters of the game. Chances are, they will find something out about your past medical history, or they will be sneaky and find out that you played high school football, and then they won’t offer you money for your claim because they’ll say your injuries arose from your prior accidents or activities.

Don’t do this. Don’t do recorded statements. Don’t offer them any information without seeking counsel.

 

5. Gather all of your prior medical records

Be sure to include routine primary care physician records for the last 10 years and provide these to your attorney. Chances are that the latest records before the accident will show reduced, diminished, or non-existent pain levels.

Perhaps the visit was for something completely unrelated, and you had no pain. This is good. It shows that this accident caused the pain, and you weren’t seeing a doctor for this pain for an extended time prior to THIS accident.

Prior medical history can actually be used by your attorney to help your case.

 

6. Think about what you could do before THIS accident versus WHAT you could do after the accident.

Was life limited in some way? How?

Here’s an example: could you work at a certain occupation before the accident that you can’t work at now because of extended standing or sitting?

I had a client get in a serious accident after having just received a job offer which would have been a substantial increase in pay. She had to decline the job because she was not able to physically perform it. But she could have performed it before the accident. Proof of things like this can help with the current injury versus pre-existing injury argument.

 

7. How you present yourself matters, whether it’s online or at a deposition.

Ultimately, a jury will decide your case. Either that, or the insurance company will make an offer to settle before trial. You often are the most important factor in your case!

Are you believable? Are you likeable? Do you come across as genuine and honest? Do you dress professionally? Are you making an attempt at growth in your life? All of these things matter.

That’s why your deposition is so important. It is your opportunity to relay the truth to opposing counsel. While a prior injury will be targeted by opposing counsel in his/her questioning, you can make it clear that you were pain free before and you are impaired now. You can state all of the things you could do before the accident that you can’t do now. You can tell opposing counsel all of your friends and family who will testify regarding your condition before and after the accident.

 

But the most important thing is whether the opposing counsel thinks a jury will believe you. Do you come across as someone who is genuine and likeable? Or, do you come across as someone who is exaggerating her symptoms? My biggest pre-suit settlements are those where opposing counsel has taken the deposition of my client, and my client comes across as educated, hard-working, disciplined, and eloquent.

People have sympathy for those who are truly trying to improve their situation (routinely going to doctors, independently seeking knowledge of how to help themselves), but simply cannot because of the injury. Your attorney will help you prepare for the deposition.

There’s one important point that your attorney will likely tell you: if you can’t truly remember seeking prior medical treatment for any prior injuries, don’t simply offer up what you think.

Along the same lines, if you can’t specifically remember doing anything strenuous which could cause injuries, don’t simply say you “think” you did something. Remember, the opposing attorney is trying to discover a prior medical history of similar injuries, or a prior history of things you did that could have contributed to an injury (even if you didn’t specifically seek out treatment).

Do not offer up information unless you are certain about the information. Everything, and I mean everything, from your past will be used against you in an attempt to get reduced damages from a jury. So, be careful what you offer up freely.

 

 

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Sponsorship for Our “Industry News Blog”

Sponsorship for Our “Industry News Blog”

  • Posted: Nov 19, 2019
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Starting today, We have 10 spots open for sponsors to advertise your company in our Email Blasts!

Weekly News Feed: Sent on Tuesday and Friday @9am

Our Offer:

– Your logo is placed on the Mailing linked to your website.

– What you get is your companies logo is sent in the Blog “Industry News Blog”  2x each week to over 127,000 Emails.

– Pricing is: Paid yearly Act today and get this @$500.00 for the full year) save 200.00

-You will get to send us articles or announcements we will place in the blog news and send to everyone. these are articles we feature for all advertisers.

We Send every Tuesday and Friday @9am weekly.
There are only 12 spots open for this. Sent via our Mail Chimp Acct to our industry.

Call and lock your company in and sponsor these sent to our industry readers and subscribers:

561-756-3540
Email us: membership@sfpma.com

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We are Running a Florida Rising Magazine – Cover Picture Contest.

We are Running a Florida Rising Magazine – Cover Picture Contest.

  • Posted: Nov 13, 2019
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We are Running a Cover Picture Contest.

Submit to this page Florida Pictures for consideration. We will select the winner to be the DEC 2019 Cover

– If your picture is Selected We will Place your company on a Full Page ( With a Great Bio and Article, Letting our industry know more about You!)

  • Think of Pictures showing Condo & HOA along with Property Management In Florida!
  • With Voting Season coming – December we will learn more about Voting for Officers, How it is Accomplished, Some stories on how things go bad, and new companies ready to help with Voting for your Condo and HOA’s
  • Please include your Info: so we can contact you, most will be from a FB, LI or Email – we can IM you with our decision..

This closes on 27, November 2019. So we can have a few days to place the company information

You can also send the pictures in an Email: FloridaRising@sfpma.com

 

   

   

   

Best of Luck to the Winner..

SFPMA

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Please make a lifesaving donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Please make a lifesaving donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2019
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Please make a lifesaving donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Every single penny counts in fundraising for this lifesaving organization. Whether you can donate $1 or $1,000, be certain that your generous contribution will change, and hopefully even save, lives in your community.

To make a lifesaving donation, click here:
https://pages.lls.org/ltn/ncfl/Orlando19/CohenLawGroup

 

My family, my team at Cohen Law Group, and I sincerely thank you for your continued support and lifesaving generosity.

Many of you know how important the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is to me, my family, and everyone here at Cohen Law Group. For years, you have aided our efforts in raising funds to give back to this lifesaving organization for which we are eternally grateful.

My own family was affected by Leukemia. We are not the only family to experience this journey but we hope, that through supporting LLS, we will be one of the last. This year we were honored to receive artwork from Kay Colton who, at only age 11, is a Leukemia survivor. Kay’s family and my own are just two examples of the thousands upon thousands of lives LLS has impacted.

Last year, we raised over $8,000 for LLS! Today we are asking for you to join us once more in our goal of raising $10,000 and beyond.

With the Utmost Gratitude,
Harvey V. Cohen, President

Here’s how your donation to LLS helps.

  • LLS is committing $25 million to childhood cancer research over the next five years.
  • LLS helped advance 34 of the 39 blood cancer treatment options approved by the FDA in 2017 and 2018.
  • In 2018 alone, LLS provided over $2.5 million in direct financial assistance, helping more than 900 patients in the North & Central Florida Chapter.

This lifesaving work is possible because of the generosity of communities like ours across America. There is still so much to accomplish in defeating blood cancers once and for all and so we hope that you are able to make a donation of any amount to our fundraiser today.

 

Supporting our Members

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Don’t have your guard gate operate like a congested mess – Let ZUUL Systems help you speed up the process

Don’t have your guard gate operate like a congested mess – Let ZUUL Systems help you speed up the process

Don’t have your guard gate operate like a congested mess, Let ZUUL Systems help you speed up the process

What is ZUUL?

ZUUL is a modern way to deal with the age-old hassle of entering a gated community. It’s an app that enhances existing guest registry and entry systems within a secured neighborhood.

We saw a need to improve the efficiency of entry into gated communities and created ZUUL. The app provides improved mobility, accessibility, and functionality to the residents and visitors of gated communities.

 

WHO BENEFITS FROM ZUUL?

Communities that use ZUUL are safer and operate more efficiently. Residents enjoy peace of mind that no one will enter the community unless they have authorized permission. In turn, guests gain easy access without frustration or hassle.

Planning a Party?

In the past, living in a gated community meant granting guests access to your home for a party or gathering was stressful. With ZUUL, the process of welcoming guests to your get-together is seamless.

To enter, residents of a gated community will send a passcode to an approved visitor. This passcode will allow the visitor to easily enter and pass the security perimeter. The code can be for a single, one-time visit or a recurring pass.

Why wait? ZUUL makes living in a gated community much easier and safer than ever before.

Signing up for ZUUL is simple. Just click the button below to download and start using the system. For more information, click the other button to view a “Residents’ Guide.”

 

 

Community Beta Test Criteria
* 100-500 homes/condos
* 24-hour manned security
* Wifi and Internet at guard house
* Located in Broward and Palm Beach counties (Florida)

What’s in it for your community? Your community can experience shorter wait times at the entrance gate and improved security all throughout your community. ZUUL’s gate access system will be provided by ZUUL Systems at NO COST for the first six months. This will include the software and hardware necessary to operate the security system. All that we ask in return is residents and guards provide feedback to our development team.

SFPMA Members: View our Membership Page

Contact (561) 501-3539

Adam Lucks
CEO
sales@zuulsystems.com
ZUUL Systems
http://zuulsystems.com

 

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Help Wanted: Some of our members are seeking Employees for their Companies!

Help Wanted: Some of our members are seeking Employees for their Companies!

Help Wanted

Positions available

Help Wanted: Some of our members are seeking Employees for their Companies!

 


 

Chuck’s Painting Inc.- Looking for Professional Painters

Job Description

Professional Painters Only
Requirements for this position are:
A minimum of 5 years experience in the painting industry
Your own hand tools
Your own transportation
Proof of legal working status
Active Florida drivers license
Must speak English
References if Available.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $31,200.00 to $40,000.00 /year

Application Questions That Will Be Asked:

Requested that candidates answer the following questions:
  • How many years of painting experience do you have?
  • Do you have the following license or certification: Driver’s License?
  • Do you speak English?
  • Are you authorized to work in the following country: United States?
Please send resume and answered questions to A1Chuckspainting@yahoo.com

Lighting of Tomorrow – Motivated team member to help us manage projects

Job Description

L.o.T. is looking for a motivated team member to help us manage projects.
If you or anyone you know might be interested
please email us your resume at info@lightingoftomorrow.com
840 E. Oakland Park Blvd #117 (4.80 mi)
Oakland Park, Florida 33334
(800) 538-4446
info@lightingoftomorrow.com

 


CJE SERVICES –  is now hiring experienced Window Cleaners.

Job Description

CJE SERVICES is now hiring experienced Window Cleaners. Must have previous experience in Residential & Commercial.

Our team provides a Professional and Friendly work environment with competitive pay and opportunity for growth.

Pay rates depend on experience. If interested, DM, text or call 
(561) 493-4609

 

 


 

Brothers Backflow Specialists

WE ARE LOOKING FOR LONG TERM EMPLOYEES AS OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW WE WANT YOU TO GROW WITH US!

Brothers Backflow Specialists, a family owned Plumbing & Gas contractor is seeking EXPERIENCED plumbers to work within Miami-Dade and Broward County.

Brothers Backflow Specialists offers a competitive salary.

OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

2-BACKFLOW PREVENTER TECHNICIANS

  • Experienced in testing and repairs (with current and valid certification)

1- COMMERCIAL SERVICE PLUMBERS

  • Service plumber: Full time employment as well as should be ready and able to be on call for emergency services. – Requirements include a clean background, good driving record, passing a drug test and the ability to assess emergencies and take corrective actions. Additionally applicants should be hard working, highly motivated and have a neat and clean appearance, great customer skills and an overall great attitude. Must have their own basic plumbing tools, larger tools and equipment will be provided. Brothers Backflow Specialists takes pride in its exceptional customer service and requires the same from its staff and employees. Gas experience a plus.

 


 

 

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Before Storms hit Florida, Building Owners and Managers should have their Storm Drains cleaned.

Before Storms hit Florida, Building Owners and Managers should have their Storm Drains cleaned.

Before Storms hit Florida, Building Owners and Managers should have their Storm Drains cleaned

 

Clearing this helps with parking lot, loading docks and your building flooding and causing damage to your properties.

Generally speaking, you’re usually responsible for drains inside the boundaries of your property, while the sewerage company is responsible for lateral drains, which are outside of property boundaries, and sewers.

How to Maintain a Drainage System, find member companies on SFPMA 

  • Allow rain to help settle the loose soil before working the field
  • Driving directly on the tiles can crush the pipe and ruin the tile. Straddle the pavers instead for the first year.
  • Back-fill the open trenches carefully, so as not to damage the pipe
  • Clean up unused pieces of pipe and do not use the open trench for garbage disposal
  • Do not work the land if wet or moist with excess water
  • Rotate the location of cattle hay feeders
  • Clean drainage boxes once a month if present. Drainage boxes trap sediments

 

 

From Pipe Repairs to Cleaning of your storm Drains. You can find members of sfpma.com ready to help!

 

https://sfpma.com/listings/storm-drain-cleaning-repair/

 

 

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Have your Storm Drains Cleaned is a must before the Storm Season brings it full force!

Have your Storm Drains Cleaned is a must before the Storm Season brings it full force!

Have your Storm Drains Cleaned is a must before the Storm Season brings it full force!

Storm drains in Miami after several days of rain and it’s become apparent why they weren’t working properly. Check out all that debris, dirt and rocks

Brothers Backflow are members of sfpma –  https://sfpma.com/listing/brothers-backflow-specialists/

BROTHERS BACKFLOW SPECIALISTS

Broward: Ph. 954.382.2099 | Dade: Ph. 305.267.3992

Brothers Backflow Specialists is state licensed and insured in the plumbing and gas industry. Our technicians specialize in plumbing, backflows, propane, natural gas, medical gas and water restoration including everything from installing gas lines, testing backflows and repairing broken plumbing pipes. We provide services for commercial, residential, industrial & farm properties from Monroe to West Palm Beach County as well as backflow services in Orlando, Florida. Brothers Backflow Specialists is here to serve you 24 hours a day / 7 days a week and no job is too big or too small.

 

 

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