As a resident or owner within a mobile home park, it is important to understand mobile home park legal rights in Florida. In the Sunshine State, there are two major types of mobile home parks: The first type is called a single-entity-owned park. These parks lease the lots to residents who thus have a tenant/landlord relationship…
Collecting construction debt can be a challenging feat. Thankfully, there are tried and true processes as well as experts to guide the way. Organizing Your Paperwork Many debts are due to unresolved disputes. Therefore, step one in collecting a debt is creating a solid defense of the case for making full payment as billed. In…
A homeowner’s association (HOA) is an organization that governs a planned community or condominium building. It consists of members, directors and officers and enforces rules across all of the association’s common area property as well as rules imposed upon owners and residents. Homeowners who are members of a homeowners association (HOA) may want to understand…
In order to ensure all board members of homeowners associations (HOAs), condo associations, mobile home associations and co-op associations are up to speed on applicable regulations, board members may be statutorily required to obtain a certification. Note: This blog article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Question: How much…
The following numbers are a breakdown of important dates and statistics for property taxpayers in Florida. Taxpayers can take this information into consideration when deciding whether to appeal their property taxes each year. .83% is the average effective property tax rate in Florida, lower than the national average of 1.08% South Florida average county tax…
Many community associations including HOAs, Condo Associations and Cooperatives all have similar characteristics. However, there exist differences depending on the types of residences under management and the type of financial arrangement made by the owners of the homes. There are four distinct types of association in the state of Florida. Planned Community HOAs Planned communities…
Almost every part of the American economy is opening up now and many of the businesses here in Florida have been operating at near pre-pandemic levels of activity. As we open up as a society it is worth pausing to reflect on the new activities, habits and protocols that we committed to during the pandemic. …
The recent tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida has drawn the nation’s attention to condo associations in this state. Much of this attention centers on the roles, characteristics and responsibilities of condo associations throughout Florida. Florida condo associations are fiduciaries, (usually) non-profit entities, consist of decision-making panels of community representatives and are…
Product counsels are lawyers who work with product managers and entrepreneurs to develop a product that gives consumers a unique and compelling user experience while managing the risks. Unlike other area specialists, a good product counsel needs to have experience in multiple practice areas in order to protect the product, the company and the consumer….
Chapter 760 of the Florida Statutes protects residents of the state who need emotional support animals (ESA) while penalizing providers of fake online certificates that are designed to claim that any animal is an ESA. The statute specifies the type of certification used to verify an ESA, therefore protecting those who have legitimately documented animals…
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