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Florida Real Estate Title Issues That May Require Probate Administration

When someone dies owning real estate in Florida and does not have a carefully drafted estate plan or has a defective title/invalid deed, then a probate administration may be necessary. There are several instances where this may occur, and here are a few examples: Title Held Individually or as Tenants in Common In many instances, […]

How To Create a Real Estate Sales Team in Florida

A developing trend in the real estate business is How To Create a Real Estate Sales Team. Presently, the Florida Real Estate Commission Rules only allow brokers to supervise agents. But real estate agents can ethically, legally, and properly create a team under the supervision of a primary agent. What is the Benefit of a […]

New Ways Commercial Tenants Can Leverage Their Lease Post-Coronavirus

Even as the Coronavirus pandemic has precipitated tremendous challenges, some businesses are leveraging their commercial leases to reap benefits. Here are three ways tenants are getting more out of their leases: by renewing, subleasing, and pivoting to new spaces and new uses. Renew. Businesses that are in a relatively strong financial footing and whose leases […]

How Can I Get Out of My Commercial Lease in Florida?

Commercial leases are controlled by Part I of the Landlord Tenant Act in Florida. It is found at Chapter 83 in the Florida Statutes. The terms of each lease are unique. For each particular situation an experienced business lawyer must review your lease to determine what you can do. What if my business is moving […]

Buying a Foreclosed Home in Florida: What Do I Need to Know Before I Buy?

Caveat emptor or buyer beware does not apply to residential real estate purchases in the Sunshine State. Florida law places an affirmative duty on sellers to disclose unobservable material defects that the seller actually knows about. As a consequence, buyers have a right to rely on the seller’s representations about their home. But the particular […]

Florida Lady Bird Deed

A “lady bird deed,” also known as an enhanced life estate deed, is an effective way to transfer real property to someone else outside of probate while retaining a life estate in the property. This type of deed got its nickname when President Lyndon B. Johnson used it to convey real estate to his wife, […]

Can Your Florida Business Benefit From a Non-Compete or NDA?

Businesses need to protect themselves. One of the easiest methods is through documents by which another party agrees not to improperly use or take information or personnel from the business to compete against it. These documents are non-compete or non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and non-disclosure agreements and they can provide great benefits to a business […]

7 Ways To Connect With First-Time Millennial and Gen Z Buyers

To appeal to millennial and Gen Z buyers, you should familiarize yourself with their comfort zones, priorities and the challenges they face now. Here’s what you need to know. First-time homebuyers today are different — and it pays to understand those differences. Half of today’s homebuyers are under the age of 36, according to Zillow […]

Owners’ Obligation to Pay HOA Assessments and Fees

Why are your monthly HOA payments so high, and what can you do about it? When you purchase a home, condominium, or townhouse that’s part of a covenanted community, you will most likely be required to pay monthly fees or dues as well as special assessments to a homeowners’ association (HOA). These fees can be […]

What is an easement, and what do you use it for?

An easement is a legal term describing a situation in which someone allows another party to use a portion of land that they legally possess. One common example of an easement is when someone drives over their neighbor’s property to access their house on a shared driveway. Many utility companies have easements through property developments […]