Cheryl L. Hastings - Attorneys

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Practice Areas

Business and Real Estate Services

Education

University of Florida, J.D., 1999
University of South Florida, B.A., with honors, 1994

Bar Admissions

Florida

Memberships

American Bar Association

The Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section; Condominium and Planned Development Committee of The Florida Bar)

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Collier County Bar Association
(Real Estate Section)

Collier County Women’s Bar Association

U.S. Green Building Council, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter

 

Cheryl L. Hastings


Professional Experience

Cheryl Hastings is a shareholder of the firm and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 2002. Cheryl’s practice is focused on the areas of residential and commercial real estate development and finance, including mixed use projects, water-front projects and commercial lending. She also has extensive experience in the preparation of homeowners' association documents and the creation of residential and commercial condominiums. Cheryl counsels condominium and homeowners' associations, including those which are both developer and unit owner controlled, on issues related to financial operations and application of covenants. Her experience also includes the formation, governance and merger and acquisition of numerous business entities. Cheryl has obtained a BV rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Areas of Concentration

  • Structuring complex residential, commercial, and mixed use projects
  • Drafting condominium documents and homeowners' association covenants and restrictions, as well as conversion documents used in converting rental communities to the condominium form of ownership
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts
  • Real property title matters
  • Finance
  • Drafting and negotiating commercial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants in Class A buildings and projects
  • Working with construction companies resolving construction disputes on multi-story condominium developments

Representative Matters

  • Represented the developer in the development, leasing, condominization and sale of a complex urban mixed use project located in Naples, Florida.  The project consists of wet slip condominiums, retail and restaurant space, hotel, and residences.
  • Represented the developer in the development, leasing and condominization and sale of a 16-story mixed-use building located in downtown Sarasota, Florida.
  • Represented a national developer of condominium and homeowners' association projects throughout the State of Florida.
  • Obtained HUD Advisory Opinion with respect to combining exemptions under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act.
  • Assisted co-counsel in registering projects with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Interstate Land Sales and preparing Statements of Record to be filed with HUD and the Property Reports to be given to prospective purchasers.
  • Represented landlords and tenants in the preparation and negotiation of commercial leases.
  • Represented developer clients in mass condominium unit closings.
  • Handled claims under title insurance policies for major Florida title insurance underwriter.

Attorney Publications/Presentations

  • Speaker, Common Pitfalls of Contracts, The Entrepreneur’s Law School – Florida Gulf Coast University (2010)

Community Involvement

  • Board of Advisor - Florida Bar Real Property Litigation Handbook (2007 - 2009)
  • Education Foundation of Collier County, Grant Committee (2005 - 2007)
  • Grace Jones Community Center (2000 - 2002)
  • Zonta Club of Marathon, Florida (2000 - 2002)