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Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law

Seller’s Duty to Disclose In Real Estate Transactions (2024)

Last Update: 4/14/21 Florida Law Protects Buyers in Florida Residential Real Estate Transactions Disclosure of facts that materially affect the value of real estate doesn't always happen in residential real estate sales because sellers fret that if the buyer hears...

Florida Slander of Title: Defamation Lawsuit Where Florida Real Estate Title is Disparaged – Can Actual and Punitive Damages Be Awarded?

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 03/16/16 Defamation (libel or slander) lawsuits are being filed more and more often these days (see our injury blog for more details); most people are aware of these type of lawsuits where a party seeks damages for harm done to their reputation. However...

Florida Real Estate Litigation: In a Court System Short on Cash, Florida Real Estate Lawsuits Just Keep Coming With Some Cases Involving Uncommon Issues

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 04/18/16 The State of Florida’s overall budget does not allot much to the Florida courts’ system (this year, Florida has a budget of $74 billion, but only a tiny fraction of that money goes to the judicial system); most Floridians are aware that the...

Florida Hardest Hit Fund Applications Accepted Today – For the Few Florida Home Owners Who Will Get Help

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 10/16/19 Update: Florida’s Hardest Hit Program Is Closed – See this link. However, to get help with Foreclosure Defense, click here. Beginning this morning at 9:00 am, the Florida Hardest Hit program sprang back to life, accepting new...

Lawsuits Against Florida Realtors: What Kinds of Claims Can You File Against a Florida Real Estate Agent or Real Estate Broker?

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 04/18/16 Florida real estate professionals are vital to Florida’s real estate industry because they are the people who work to connect sellers with buyers. They take homes, condos, townhouses, mobile homes, apartment complexes, and commercial properties...

Infographic: Timeshares Resale Scams (FTC)

by Larry Tolchinsky

Florida Foreclosure Backlog – Still Lots of Problems With Florida Foreclosures as Florida AG Reminds Florida Courts to Protect Florida Homeowner Rights in Foreclosure Proceedings

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 02/24/16 All experienced Florida foreclosure defense lawyers know that the national Foreclosure Mortgage Settlement Agreement contains a provision that mandates that lenders not go forward with a foreclosure if there is an alternative in the works for...

FLORIDA REAL ESTATE LIENS: BANKS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES THAT MAY COME AFTER YOUR FLORIDA CONDO OR FLORIDA HOME IN A FORECLOSURE LAWSUIT

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 02/24/16 It’s sad but true that when someone gets behind on their home mortgage payment, all too often they are falling behind on other debts, too. Property taxes may not be paid on time, or at all. Payments to contractors who built the addition or put in...

Florida Foreclosure and Florida Bankruptcy: Two Trains On Different Tracks – More to Consider Before Filing Bankruptcy to Halt Florida Foreclosure

by Larry Tolchinsky

Last Update: 02/24/16 Filing bankruptcy as a foreclosure defense strategy here in Florida may or may not be a good idea (see our earlier post). There’s one factor in this decision now that was not there years ago: time. The glut of Florida foreclosure cases on file in...