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Buying a Home in a Florida HOA

Buying a home with a Florida HOA is like running through a dark house. There may be hidden obstacles … and they can hurt. One obstacle is determining what you may need to pay off the previous owner’s Home Owners Association (HOA) debts. Always ask if there...

Motion to Set Aside

Motion to Set Aside Default Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.500(d) provides a party an opportunity to request the Court set aside a default in accordance with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.540(b). The Court may relieve a party from a final judgment, decree, order, or proceeding for, inter...

Private Property Rights – Bert Harris Act

There was a changein October 2015 affecting private property rights. The Bert Harris Act, passed in 1995, provided a means for citizens to seek compensation from the government when regulations burdened their property rights. 5th Amendment The Fifth Amendment to the...

Forgery

Movie plots are ripe with crimes involving forgery. In particular are forgeries of famous works of arts, such as the Mona Lisa, or just average works of art with the forged signature of a master. Forgery is more common on a smaller level. The student that signs their...

Motion to Dismiss

Once a legal action has been filed and a Complaint has been served on the other party, what is the other party (the Defendant) to do? The Plaintiff has made allegations against the Defendant and requested the Court to do something. The Plaintiff must be able to prove...