Many condominium owners in Florida choose to live in condominium community because of the sense of security. It is a greater sense of security than residing in single-family communities. Condominium associations and their managers, desire these owners to feel safe and secure in their homes and shared areas and condo owners want the same safety […]
You may find house or condo hunting in Florida more complicated than in other parts of the country because of the added fees associated with owning a home. Almost every subdivision forms a homeowners’ association (HOA) and each HOA sets the community’s fees. These could get charged monthly or quarterly, so when you shop for […]
Even Picasso could not create a work of art without the proper tools. That’s exactly how attorney Lourdes Ferrer feels about legal work. She prioritizes getting Ferrer Law Group, LLC, the firm she founded in 2012, stellar technology and top case management systems. “With these resources, we’re able to outperform the adversary,” she says. Ferrer […]
This article discusses the three most common types of real estate litigation disputes, the traditional context. In recent years, the statistics surrounding the number of small business involved in some type of real estate litigation have risen to a range between 36% to 53% according to a 2018 Forbes report. As reported by Forbes, as […]
Florida Business Review (Online) A question about attorney fees for collection efforts pursued after a foreclosure sale puts Florida’s safe harbor provisions in the spotlight. The state’s safe harbor provision protects lenders recovering property after foreclosure from paying the full amount of overdue association dues. Under the rule, lenders pay a year’s worth of dues […]
Florida Business Review (Online)July 17, 2017 Monday A federal law designed to protect consumers is doing the opposite for creditors rights attorneys – stripping them of defenses and heightening their exposure to legal malpractice suits. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act aims to combat unfair, abusive and deceptive debt collection practices. But a series of […]
They say lawsuits, harassment, car towings follow their complaints MARGATE, Fla. – The Applegreen condos in Margate are a lot like other complexes, seemingly rundown with crumbling door frames, holes in the walls, cracks in the ceilings, lousy laundry machines and a lot of residents wondering what they are getting in return for their monthly […]
Becker & Poliakoff and Katzman Garfinkel & Berger, law firms that specialize in community associations, are bulking up with new personnel and facilities to handle the effects of the recession. Becker & Poliakoff recently leased office space in Miramar for a “collections and foreclosure center.” The firm hired 27 people, mostly paralegals and assistants, to […]
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