Are Miami Condo Turnovers Now Impossible To Complete Without Lawsuits?

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, litigator Stevan Pardo discusses what unit owners need to know about the litigation process, branded buildings and condo-hotel projects after Surfside.The weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show™ features interviews with South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy.The program - hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - is broadcast live every Wednesday at 4 pm (Miami time) at MiamiCondo.Club and on Peter Zalewski’s social media accounts to watch the free live broadcasts.The objective of the show is to deliver straight talk, share institutional knowledge and provide data-driven analysis on the macro and micro economic forces shaping the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.Episode OverviewIn the May 27, 2026, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Miami litigator Stevan Pardo of Pardo Jackson Gainsburg & Shelowitz for a wide-ranging conversation on condo association law, construction defect litigation and the legal forces reshaping the South Florida market.Pardo—who was born in Miami, educated at Duke University and began his career as the 63rd attorney at Greenberg Traurig before founding his boutique law firm in 2002—brings more than four decades of experience representing both developers and condo associations.After spending his early career on the developer side—working alongside the principals at the Related Group and Lennar—Pardo pivoted to representing what he calls "the little guys," the condo owners and associations who need protection when buildings fall short of what was promised.The conversation covers legislative changes requiring Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS), the uncertainty that results from underfunded reserves and rotating boards and why lawsuits have become unavoidable in many developer-to-association turnovers in South Florida.Pardo and Zalewski also examine the cautionary tale of the former Canyon Ranch agreement at the Carillon condo project on Miami Beach—where a bankruptcy judge erased the name overnight—and what that case reveals about the risks buyers assume when purchasing units in branded buildings.As part of the 2026 Summer Buying Season initiative to publish episodes quickly, the podcast report has been eliminated.Click play above to watch the full conversation, and use the timestamped timeline and the Top 10 Takeaways below to navigate the program on demand.