When motor vehicle repair shops perform repairs to a vehicle, the Florida Statutes provide protection to ensure that the repair shop is paid for the services performed. While the owner of the vehicle may not want to pay for the services and may not want to retrieve the vehicle for […]
The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) is a pro-consumer statute. As such, businesses need to be aware of the statute and the risk and liability of the statute. Given the pro-consumer nature of the statute, one big consideration for defending against FCCPA claims is how to shift risk to […]
After interviewing several real estate agents, conducting multiple home showings, staging open houses, and negotiating potential offers, you have finally signed on the dotted line and put your property under contract. The next step is to successfully get the property closed and the title legally transferred to the buyer. The […]
The lease agreement is a legally binding contract that lays out the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant. Property investors who own property and use it for long term rentals should all have an airtight lease agreement to use with each new tenant that rents the property. […]
People who inherit real property from their deceased loved ones often do not understand the process of how to move forward to legally sell the property. The process can be confusing, particularly when dealing with non-homestead property, and what steps need to be taken depends on how the property was […]
Land use and zoning lawyers commonly with real estate investors, developers, and homebuyers who purchase real estate looking to either add on to the existing structural improvements on the property or redesign the use of the property, tear down the existing structure, and build brand new. It is natural to […]
Often times, new and/or inexperienced real estate investors will purchase a piece of real estate with the thought that the property can be easily rezoned to accomplish whatever new development the investor desires. Unfortunately, people come to the quick understanding that securing a successful property rezoning is anything but a […]
In construction projects, the owner sometimes hires a person or entity to act as the owner’s representative to facilitate the project and act as the point of contact in a representative or agency capacity on the owner’s behalf. These owner’s representatives may oversee the design and construction work, and deal […]
The construction industry has long utilized employee leasing companies to staff their projects. While leasing employees solves a lot of problems for contractors, there remain issues that contractors need to be concerned about. One such issue is the potential of being liable for the labor burden, including workers compensation, because […]
Did you win a foreclosure sale, only to find out later that you did not get what you thought you were bargaining for? If so, you then started wondering what you could do about it. Can you get the sale vacated and set aside, and get your purchase money back? […]