Sharing What I Know About
Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutWill Your Claim Survive A Summary Judgment Motion?
Last Update: 10/23/18 Will Your Fraudulent Misrepresentation Claim About The Square Footage Of Your Home Survive A Motion For Summary Judgment? In Florida, after a plaintiff files a lawsuit (also known as a "complaint"), the defendant must file a formal response...
Real Estate Brokers And Agents Must Be Licensed In Florida!
Last Update: 02/22/16 Florida law requires that all real estate brokers and real estate agents not only get licensed by the State of Florida in order to do business here, but that they keep up those licenses with through continuing education. For example, there have...
Do Sellers Have A Lot of Responsibility When They Sell Their Home?
Last Update: 02/22/16 In most every real estate transaction in which a seller signs a Florida Realtors/Florida Bar Contract, the seller makes several representations and warranties to the buyer. Most sellers are unaware of these representations because all they see...
Do Walk-Throughs and Inspections Hurt a Misrepresentation Claim?
Last Update: 02/22/16 More and more these days, Florida real estate buyers are purchasing a home or condo without personally stepping foot on the property. When this happens, the buyer usually relies on someone acting on their behalf (e.g., a friend or family member)....
3 Types of Title Issues Which Impact Florida Real Estate Closings
Last Update: 7/29/21 In South Florida, when a seller is told by a buyer's title examiner that there is a “title issue,” that usually means that there is some sort of lien, defect or encumbrance in the public records which clouds the title to the property. In most...
What Happens When A Buyer Discovers Condo Water Damage After Closing?
Last Update: 4/14/21 Broker Misrepresentation Claims and "As Is" Clauses Here in South Florida, the condominium lifestyle is very popular. That popularity extends to both retirees as well as to locals, who buy condos as primary residences, vacation homes and as...
What Is A Florida Lis Pendens?
One big surprise that often appears in the chain of title to real property that is being sold here in Florida (condos, townhouses, and single family residences) is a “Notice Of Lis Pendens.” Unfortunately, the discovery of one of these notices, in many instances,...
Is it Fraudulent Misrepresentation When the Real Estate Broker Hides Fact that Mother in Law is the Buyer?
Last Update: 04/18/16 Real Estate Professionals Acting Badly -- Fraudulent misrepresentation involves a broker or agent knowingly providing misinformation to a buyer or seller that is relied upon by them to their harm or detriment. What is a Fraudulent...
Did You Overpay Due To A Real Estate Agent’s Misrepresentation?: The Case of the Fake Engineering Report
Last Update: 04/18/16 When a real estate agent makes a mistake or for some reason provides a buyer with incorrect or misleading information in Florida, they (along with their broker and even the seller) may be held liable for any resulting damages to that buyer under...
The Case of the Real Estate Agent’s Negligent Misrepresentation and the Buyer’s Broken Back
Last Update: 04/18/16 Florida real estate agents and their real estate brokers are professionals who must be licensed by the State of Florida to do business here. Applicants for a real estate agent’s license must study and pass a test to demonstrate their knowledge of...
