Why Every Buyer and Seller Should Have Independent Legal Counsel A real estate attorney provides something no title agent can: independent legal protection. In Florida, it’s common for real estate agents and title companies to guide buyers and sellers through a closing—but that doesn’t mean it’s always in
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The Miami real estate market is one of the most active real estate markets in the Country due to exceptional weather, outstanding employment and business opportunities, and no Florida state income tax. Miami also has a constant stream of first time home buyers from the local area
Read more →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
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 →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
Read more →When purchasing a home in Miami or anywhere else in South Florida there are numerous fees, costs and expenses which get allocated between the buyer and the seller on the closing statement (or HUD-1 Settlement Statement). These items are called closing costs and are typically allocated according
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