A recent case in the Fifth District Court of Appeals resulted in harsh consequences for an owner of Florida real estate. In the case of Rivas v. Tsang, 45 Fla. L. Weekly D994 (5th DCA 2020), the Fifth District Court determined that an owner of a property
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Purchasing a property in Florida involves many steps such as selecting a realtor, finding the right property, negotiating the purchase and sale agreement, completing a mortgage loan application, and selecting a title company to handle the closing of the purchase. For many people this will be the
Read more →In Florida, Limited Liability Companies (LLC) entering into leases or other types of real estate conveyances must have their managing member’s signatures accompanied by two witness signatures in order to comply with the two-witness requirement of Florida Statute Section 689.01. Failure to do so will render
Read more →Residential Restrictive Covenant – Neighbor Veto Leamer v. White,40 Fla. L. Weekly D283 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) The Whites and the Leamers lived in adjoining luxury Florida waterfront townhomes. The Florida townhomes are subject to a declaration of covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements. The restriction that
Read more →Beltway Capital, LLC v. The Greens COA, Inc., 39 Fla. L. Weekly D2540 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) Beltway filed a mortgage foreclosure suit on a condo unit, naming the unit owner and the condo association. Beltway purchased the unit at the foreclosure sale. The condo association
Read more →There is a lot of confusion regarding attorneys and the perception of their role when a buyer is purchasing or a seller is selling a house or other property in Miami or anywhere else in Florida. Below is a summary of several common misunderstandings related to the
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