Larry Tolchinsky | May 10, 2012

Florida condo owners along with home owners’ associations (HOAs) and community associations and the like better get ready:  the legislation that we have been monitoring regarding common area implied warranties for Florida builders and developers just got signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott. Read our earlier post giving details on the Senate version [...]

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Larry Tolchinsky | April 19, 2012

The State of Florida does its part to protect home owners living in shared residential communities (condominiums, timeshares, mobile homes) not only through the passage of legislation designed to assist in the resolution of disputes that may arise, but also by the creation of an agency designed especially to resolve controversies:  the Florida Department of [...]

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Larry Tolchinsky | April 17, 2012

When you buy a home in a community – be it a condominium or gated community – that is subject to a condo or homeowners’ association, then like it or not, you are giving up a bit of your freedom in order to live there.  The benefits of living in the shared ownership community are [...]

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Larry Tolchinsky | April 12, 2012

Florida law does allow individuals to proceed with civil actions without an attorney – in legal jargon, it’s called representing yourself “pro se.”  In this economy, finding ways to avoid the expense of attorneys’ fees sounds smart, and there are situations where a Floridian is somewhat savvy to handle their own legal matter. For instance, [...]

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Larry Tolchinsky | March 27, 2012

Last week, the Sun Sentinel published an article that pointed out how one title insurance underwriter was advising its members, i.e., Florida title insurances agents, regarding “mortgage terminator” judgments and the problems associated with those lawsuits.  Seems the title insurance agents are being warned against issuing title insurance policies now because of longstanding legal precedent.  [...]

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