Sharing What I Know About
Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutFlorida Title Insurance – Who Pays?
In Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, it is customary for the Buyer to pay for title insurance in a real estate closing; however, in Palm Beach, and most other parts of the State, it is customary for the Seller to pay. Even though these are the customs, sometimes the...
Florida Foreclosures – Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat to the Rescue
South Florida has the 10th highest foreclosure rate in the country last month, according to RealtyTrac. A large number of Floridians have refused to respond, often out of embarrassment or mistrust, to people trying to help them with their Foreclosure problems. This is...
Florida Real Estate Foreclosures – The Nightmare of Buying From a Bank
I am involved in several Florida real estate transactions for the purchase of bank owned foreclosures. These days most Florida real estate transactions are purchases of bank owned foreclosures and I can't believe that anyone would think that things are any better now...
Florida Real Estate – Beware of Fraudulent Landlords
Recently, I saw a television news report about how people are renting out homes that they don’t own. It reminded me that in these trying economic times, renters must be especially careful in who they rent from. A number of my clients, for example, are renting...
Broward County Probate and Liquid Assets – How Do I Establishing a Depository?
Whenever I open a Broward County Probate, and Miami-Dade County as well, where the estate contains liquid assets such as bank accounts, brokerage accounts, or the proceeds from the sale of estate assets, the court will require the cash assets to be placed in a...
Florida Personal Representative – Designation and Qualifications
I am often asked about the qualifications for someone to act as a Florida Personal Representative. Any person who has capacity and who is a resident of Florida at the time of the testator’s death may qualify as the Florida Personal Representative. A person who is...
Broward County Real Estate – List of Helpful Links
At my law office, clients usually ask for advice and information on what to look for when deciding if they should buy certain Broward County property. When I research a piece of real estate, I generally use several free online services to gather information about the...
How Do I Establish Domicile in Florida for Homestead Tax Exemption?
With the economy as it is, it is important to cut costs wherever possible (i.e. rent, taxes). And it may be time for you to invest in a home of your own, if you haven’t already, or move to a new state, given the current state of the housing market and the many tax...
Hallandale Law – We work just down the street.
Hallandale Law is centrally located at the intersection of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, just minutes from the many popular business and social districts of South Florida. We have thus earned ourselves the title of South Florida Attorneys. But we believe we are so...
Broward County Probate: What Do You Need to Know?
Our latest summary is now posted on HallandaleLaw.com and on JDSupra. The summary is called Broward County Probate Information and offers facts about filing a Broward Probate. We provide the address of the probate court, filing fees and a summary of the basic types of...
