Maris Crest is an independent advisory practice for South Florida condo communities. We translate dense governing documents, review reserves, and help owners and buyers make decisions they can defend years from now.
We don't manage your association and we don't sell units. We sit on your side of the table and explain what the paperwork actually says — in plain English, with footnotes if you want them.
Declarations, bylaws, rules & regs, and meeting minutes — read carefully, summarized cleanly, and flagged where it counts.
We read the reserve study the way a long-term owner should: funded percentage, deferred items, and what the next ten years will probably cost you.
Before you sign, we pull the estoppel, read the minutes, and tell you whether this is the building the listing makes it sound like.
Independent counsel for self-managed and professionally-managed boards — between the lawyer, the manager, and the membership.
We compare your master policy against the declarations and your HO‑6, then tell you where the gap will land if something happens.
When a dispute is heading somewhere expensive, we help frame the conversation before lawyers run the meter.
Most condominium problems are not surprises — they are documented years in advance, in a paragraph nobody reread. Our practice exists because owners deserve someone whose job is to reread the paragraph.
Every engagement ends with a written memo: what we found, what it means, and what a reasonable person would do about it. You keep that memo whether you hire us again or not.
John walked us through 180 pages of declarations on a Saturday afternoon and we still bought the unit — just $14,000 lower because of what was in the minutes.— Buyer · Aventura, 2024
Our board had been arguing about the reserve study for six months. Maris Crest's two-page summary ended the argument in one meeting.— Board President · Hollywood, 2024
Honest, careful, and refreshingly unwilling to tell us what we wanted to hear. That is exactly what we were paying for.— Owner · Sunny Isles, 2023
Neither. Maris Crest is an independent advisory practice. We do not practice law, we do not list or sell real estate, and we do not collect referral fees. When a matter requires a licensed attorney or broker, we will say so and stop.
Standard buyer reviews are delivered within five business days. Rush reviews (48 hours) are available for an additional fee when the building's documents are already on hand.
Our practice is built around Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. We occasionally take engagements elsewhere in Florida when a returning client asks.
Buyer due-diligence reviews start at $650. Reserve and budget analyses start at $1,200. Board advisory retainers are quoted per engagement after a no-cost intake call.
Yes, with your written permission. We prefer to copy you on everything so nothing is summarized for you secondhand.
Tell us about the building and what you're trying to decide. If we can help, we'll quote the engagement in writing the same day. If we cannot, we'll tell you who probably can.
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