Why Hire a Real Estate Attorney?
We’re AFFORDABLE. What is your peace of mind worth? Your real estate attorney charges a small flat fee, typically a few hundred dollars, to look out for your best interests …
We’re AFFORDABLE. What is your peace of mind worth? Your real estate attorney charges a small flat fee, typically a few hundred dollars, to look out for your best interests …
What happens when the person contracting for improving real property has no interest as owner in the land? Under Section 713.11, no lien will attach to such property, except in …
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A claim of lien is a document which is recorded in the public records to assert a lien on an owner’s real property in favor of persons who have not …
What does the building permit application process have to do with construction liens? The Florida Legislature went through a great deal of effort to write a quite lengthy statute, Florida …
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Are construction liens assignable? Yes, construction liens are assignable, except liens of laborers. Florida Statutes Section 713.19 provides that a lien or prospective lien, except that of a laborer, may …
When making payment to someone with a running account or more than one contract, certain rules must be followed to ensure payments are properly allocated. Under Florida Statutes Section 713.14(1), …
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Lien Warnings: The Florida Statutes have requirements for mandatory provisions in contracts. For example, under Florida Statutes Section 713.015, any contract between an owner and a contractor with a value greater …
What is a conditional payment bond? A conditional payment bond is an instrument under which the obligation of the surety to make payment to a claimant is dependent on certain …
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In response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). There are two major components of the Act that both employers …
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) to provide a $2 trillion economic …