Laura Manning-Hudson

Laura Manning-Hudson concentrates her areas of practice in condominium and community association law and construction litigation, handling a broad range of legal issues for the firm's clients. She has handled numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations, and argued before the appellate courts in the Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. Ms. Manning-Hudson handles all aspects of community association law including interpretation of governing documents, covenant enforcement, contract negotiation and drafting, drafting amendments to governing documents, board and membership meetings, elections and recalls, collections, fair housing issues, and insurance claims. In the construction sector, she handles turnover issues for association clients including all aspects of turnover meetings, assisting in the selection and hiring of experts, reviewing budgets and other financial records, and assisting in construction defect claims.

Ms. Manning-Hudson has been designated by The Florida Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law in the state of Florida.

Ms. Manning-Hudson is a member of various professional organizations, including the Palm Beach County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. She is also a member of the Gold Coast Chapter of the Community Association Institute (CAI) and served on the Board of Directors of the Southeast Florida Chapter of CAI from 2003 through 2005. Ms. Manning-Hudson is also a frequent speaker on various community association topics such as electronic voting, covenant enforcement issues, legislative updates, and board member certifications. She has also been a speaker at the Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium Law – 41st Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development as well as the Advanced Condominium and Planned Development Certification Review course for the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section.

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Collections

• Commercial Litigation
• Community Association Law

Florida

Since 1997

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Shareholder

Siegfried Rivera

1998 - Current

Florida State University

B.A. | English

1993

University of Miami School of Law

J.D.

1997

Florida State Bar  # 129800

Member

Current

Gold Coast Chapter of the Community Association Institute

Member

Current

Palm Beach County Bar Association

Member

Current

Can Your Condo Cover the Cost of a Catastrophe?

Community Associations Should Effectively Utilize Florida Division of Condominiums Arbitration Program to Enforce Violations

Hints for Preventing a Condominium Nightmare

Supreme Court Ruling In An SRLDS Case Stirs Up Discussions Amongst Community Association Practitioners

Tips for Successful Mediation

Advanced Condominium and Planned Development Certification Review Course, Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Condominium and Cluster Development

Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium Law

Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law

The Florida Bar