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Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutVantium Capital – Strategic Recovery Group – Update on Florida Deficiency Judgment Collection Efforts
Quick Update on Florida Deficiency Collection Efforts Recently, we have been receiving calls about Vantium Capital - Strategic Recovery Group - which is a Texas based company who is trying to collect on old Florida foreclosure judgments. In the files I have reviewed,...
Breach of Fiduciary Duty by a Florida Real Estate Agent: Can You Sue For Damages?
Last Update: 04/18/16 Real estate agents who commit fraud can cause buyers and sellers serious harm. However, proving fraud in a court of law is difficult because the injured party must provide evidence of intent; it’s not that easy to prove someone’s reason for...
Fraud by a Florida Real Estate Agent: Are You a Victim?
Last Update: 4/14/21 Unfortunately, in Florida, fraud claims against real estate agents are common. Fraud claims against real estate professionals cover a variety of situations, but they all share a common characteristic: this was not just a mistake, the real estate...
Collins Asset Group, LLC – Another Florida Debt Collector Seeking to Beat The July 1, 2014 Deadline For Old Deficiency Judgments
I received a call today about another debt collector seeking to beat the July 1, 2014 deadline for collecting on old deficiency judgments - Collins Asset Group, LLC - a company located in Austin, Texas. The documents I reviewed were from a 2008 foreclosure lawsuit...
Is Your Claim against a Florida Real Estate Agent Covered by E&O Insurance?
Last Update: 04/18/16 Does paying for errors and omissions coverage, mean that Florida real estate agents think they may face a claim arising out of an act or omission in the performance of their services? In Florida, there is no legal requirement that real estate...
Did You Get A Letter From A Debt Collector For A Florida Mortgage Deficiency Related to a Foreclosure Or Short Sale?
Last Update: 5/7/2017 What happens when you get a letter from a debt collector — like Dyck O’Neal -- related a deficiency from a foreclosure or short sale of a Florida home? WARNING FROM US: First things first, please be aware that you should be on alert if you...
Can You Sue a Florida Real Estate Agent for Fraud and Can You Recover Punitive Damages?
Last Update: 9/2/23 In Florida, if you have been the victim of an unscrupulous real estate agent or broker, you can do two things (assuming that talking with the real estate agent didn't get you anywhere): one, you can file an official complaint with Florida Real...
Is Sharing Ownership of Florida Real Estate Causing a Problem For You? – Partition Actions in Florida
Last Update: 11/15/18 There are all sorts of situations where someone may share ownership in Florida real estate and there are lots of good reasons to own real estate jointly; however, when things go south, jointly owned property can be a tremendous headache for all...
Can a Florida Bank File a New Foreclose Lawsuit 5 Years After Your Case Was Dismissed? When is a Florida Bank Foreclosure Lawsuit Barred by the Statute of Limitations?
Last Update: 03/16/16 Last Friday, the case of U.S. Bank National Association vs. Patricia J. Bartram, et al was decided by the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeals, and it’s potentially very bad news for all the Florida homeowners who were hoping to fight their...
Mold Claims by a Florida Tenant: Can You Sue the Landlord When Mold Is Found in a Leased Home, Apartment, Office, or Condo?
Last Update: 4/14/21 Update: We are not accepting mold injury cases because of the high burdens needed to prove causation. However, we strongly advise anyone living in a residential building with mold that they believe to be making him or her sick, to immediately move...
