Think COVID-19 Shield Laws will safeguard your community association from claims of  negligence? Host Donna DiMaggio Berger and featured guest David Ramsey aren’t so sure. This special episode emphasizes that the only real protection against pandemic-related liability is to consistently uphold the highest standard of care – even in the face of owners' fury – and reminds board members that they, unlike their neighbors, owe a fiduciary duty to the entire community. 

Highlights include a deep dive into how Florida and New Jersey courts could define the willful negligence that would determine an association’s responsibility for new cases in its community, whether association leadership should require masks when public health officials are only recommending face coverings, if communal facilities must be opened when public officials are permitting them to be so, and so much more. It’s a jam-packed 20 minutes!