Christopher A. Sajdera, Esq.
Christopher A. Sajdera, who is a Fort Lauderdale native, concentrates his diverse practice on condominium and homeowner association representation, including corporate advisement, litigation, covenant analysis and opinions, collections, and other general corporate association issues. Christopher also handles general commercial and real estate litigation.
Christopher is Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist, Condominium and Planned Development Law. As part of his association litigation practice, Christopher represents condominium and homeowners associations in construction defect litigation, collections, land use litigation, covenant enforcement, breach of contract disputes, recalls, and insurance claim litigation. Christopher also handles arbitrations and fair housing matters.
As a commercial litigator, Christopher has experience defending clients and prosecuting cases involving contract disputes, real estate disputes, business disputes and torts, collections, construction defects and disputes, commercial real estate fraud, covenants, and easements issues, commercial and residential landlord-tenant matters, municipality and governmental disputes, and insurance disputes, among others.
Prior founding the firm, Christopher was an associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of a state-wide construction litigation firm, representing clients in construction and surety litigation; was a senior associate and director of a litigation department for a prominent community association firm; and a partner in a boutique real estate and association law firm.
Sajdera, PA is a boutique, full-service community association law firm. It specializes in all aspects of association law services and legal representation, including corporate advisement and operations, drafting, litigation, and collections. It boasts a strong staff, with a team of three attorneys. It handles the most routine association issues to the most complex. The firm strives to provide the best personalized, customer service and quality legal representation.
EDUCATION:
- Swarthmore College, B.A., Political Science
- Duke University School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, Special Projects Editor and Articles Editor
CERTIFICATIONS:
- Board Certified Specialist, Condominium and Planned Development Law
RECOGNITIONS:
- Super Lawyers, 2021-present
- Super Lawyers, Florida Rising Stars, 2010
- Top Lawyers in Boca Raton Observer, “Top Lawyers,” 2023, 2025
- Top Lawyers in, Palm Beach Illustrated, “Top Lawyers,” 2023
- Leadership Broward, Class XXXVI, 2017-2018
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law Section Fellow, 2015-2017
- Leadership Boca, 2020
PROFESSIONAL:
- The Florida Bar
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law Section
- Chair, Fellows Committee, 2019-present
- Vice-Chair, Real Estate Leasing, 2017-present
- Secretary, Real Estate Leasing, 2016-2017
- At Large Executive Council Member, 15th Judicial Circuit, 2017-present
- Fellow, 2015-2017
- Attorney Member and Vice-Chair, The Florida Bar, 15th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Committee D, 2014-2017
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association
- President, 2023-2024
- President-Elect, 2022-2023
- Treasurer, 2021-present
- Secretary, 2020-2021
- Director, 2013-2020
- Chair of the Annual Golf Tournament, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2012-2021
- Co-Chair of the Professionalism Committee, 2018-2020, 2025-present
- Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2007-2011
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section
- Founding President, 2012-2013
- Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association, Director (2025-present)
- Leadership Broward Foundation
- Director, 2020-present
- Co-Chair, LB Class XXXVII Transportation Day, 2018-present
- Flite Center
- Director, 2020-2025
- CAI (Community Association Institute) Southeast and Gold Coast Chapters
- Business Networks International (BNI), Partners for Prosperity Chapter,
- President, 2011-2012, 2024-2025
- Secretary/Treasurer,2015-2016
- Membership Committee, 2016-2017, 2010-2011, 2013-2014, 2019-2022
- Kiwanis International
- Young Professionals of Covenant House
- Board of Adjustment - City of Oakland Park, Florida 2009
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- All Florida Courts
- S. District Court - Southern District of Florida
PUBLICATIONS:
- Real Estate Case Summaries, Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Vol. XXXVII, No 3 Spring 2016
- Real Estate Case Summaries, Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1 - Fall 2016
CLE PRESENTATIONS:
- University of Miami, Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development, 2023, “A New Look at Purchase & Sale Disclosures For Community Associations”, September 23, 2023
- The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Nuts and Bolts of the Real Estate Closing, “Real Estate Litigator’s Corner”, May 13, 2023.
- University of Miami, Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development, 2025, “Creative Association Investment & Funding – Risks Created by New Statutory Enablements – Maximizing Investment Returns vs.
- Fiduciary Duty Limitations” to be held October 31, 2025
- Session Panelist, Small Claims/County Court Civil Session I, Palm Beach County Bench Bar Conference, 2025
PUBLISHED DECISIONS:
- Charterhouse Associates, Ltd., Inc., et’al Valencia Reserve HOA, Inc., 262 So.3d 761(Fla 4th DCA 2018)
- Patchen, et’ al v. Quadomain Condominium Association, Inc., 304 So.3d 28 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020)
- John Biggie v. City of Deerfield Beach, 17th Circuit Court, Appellate Division CACE22003598 (February 23, 2023)
- Chickering v. Bawa, 360 So.3d 424 (Fla. 4th 2023)
- John Biggie v. City Of Deerfield Beach, 17th Circuit Court, Appellate Division CACE-23-022647 (October 17, 2024)
