Florida Association Gun Control? Can your Florida Condominium ( under Florida Chapter 718) or Homeowners’ Association (under Florida Chapter 720) Regulate Gun Possession Within your Florida Community? In recent years the debate over gun control has intensified due to several high profile incidents. Its possible that gun ownership and
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Do you need a Will Revocation in Florida? Are you curious to know what a Will Revocation in Florida is? Pursuant to Florida Statute 732.505, a Will is revoked by a subsequent inconsistent Will (but the revocation only extends to the inconsistency) or by a subsequent Will or other
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Unlawful Detainer Florida? What is an Unlawful Detainer and does it apply to me? If you’re the Owner of a Florida residential property and you have an unwanted guest, family member or boyfriend/girlfriend that refuses to leave and there is no Landlord-Tenant relationship involved between the Owner and the other
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A Motion to Determine Rent Florida pursuant to Florida Statute 83.60 may be a valuable tool for a Florida Tenant when dealing with an Eviction proceeding for Possession of a Florida Property. If there are issues with your Florida Property that substantiate why you have not paid rent, it is important
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When a Guest has been living at your Florida property with your permission, but has no lease agreement and has not been paying rent, e.g. a boyfriend, girlfriend, relative, friend, and they refuse to vacate, there are various legal remedies which are provided for in Florida Statutes to regain
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Do you need assistance with Removal of an Unwanted Florida Guest? Unfortunately, guests sometimes overstay their welcome. When that happens there are legal remedies to remove unwanted occupants from your home. In Florida, when an occupant who is not a tenant is no longer welcome to stay at your home
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Estate planning is crucial for individuals to determine their wishes and desires during end-of-life procedures. As Florida has the highest population of senior citizens, it is important to realize the significance of having estate planning documents for these elderly citizens as well as the entire adult population of Florida.
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In Florida, when a guest/family member/friend/significant other overstays their welcome and now refuses to leave your Florida property, how do you remove them legally? In this situation, an owner of the property is now forced to take legal action in the form of an unlawful detainer to have the guest/family member/friend/significant
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For a Landlord, a Florida Three Day Notice can either make or break your case for eviction. A Florida Three Day Notice is a document provided to a Tenant stating that they have three (3) days to either vacate the property or pay the amount that is due and owing. The question for many Landlords is:
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Unfortunately, crime is a fact of life. Becoming a victim of a crime is unsettling, scary and can leave one feeling uncertain of what to do next. If a crime occurs at your leased residence, your first instinct may be to move, which may require breaking your lease. If
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Well now that hurricane season is underway for all of the folks in Florida, there are some key points that you will want to remember if you sustain damage to your home. Your homeowner’s policy is a contract, which is a gauntlet of exclusions and conditions. Exclusions are events or
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Hopefully you didn’t sustain any hurricane or other damage to your home during this hurricane season, but if you did, it is important to know some things about submitting a proof of loss to your insurance company. An insurance policy is a contract, in which the insurer agrees to indemnify
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A Florida Quiet Title Action is where the Plaintiff requests that the Court order/declare that he/she or the corporation has the sole legal title to real estate within Florida. More specifically, Florida Quiet Title Actions help an Owner clear title. For example, the named Defendants may be individuals, corporations,
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Did you receive a Florida Three Day Notice? In Florida, the first step in the eviction process for non-payment, a landlord is required to give a tenant or tenants notice of intent to terminate the lease agreement (see Florida Statute 83.56 regarding notice). If the tenant has failed
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A Florida Notice of Non-Renewal (residential tenancy) can be drafted by either the Landlord (Owner, Manager, Agent) or the Tenant. The Florida Notice of Non-Renewal gives the other party to the Lease notice that at the end of the Lease term, the party providing the notice will not be renewing
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Need Florida Quit Claim Deed? Quite often our clients request our real estate attorney services for assistance with both the preparation and the recording of a Florida Quit Claim Deed. Although a form Florida Quit Claim Deed can be purchased at your local Office Depot/Office Max, the transferring of title in real property located
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Florida Landlord Attorney Representation Are you a Landlord in Palm Beach County or South Florida? The experienced Landlord Attorneys and support staff at The Law Office of Ryan S. Shipp, PLLC assist Florida Landlords in the following areas: Negotiating, drafting, and review of commercial and residential leases, Violation/breach of lease provisions,
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Was your Florida Will Executed Under Duress? Was a friend or Family members Florida Will Executed Under Duress?Pursuant to Florida Statute Section 732.5165, a Will is void if the execution is procured by fraud, duress, mistake or undue influence. One person cannot force another person to execute a Will. Only
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If you have landed on this Blog, you’re probably looking for a Palm Beach County Real Estate Lawyer. The next question you’re probably asking yourself, is can this real estate lawyer handle my issue and will this lawyer be a good fit for me? These are all questions that you should be
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What Happens When a Buyer or Seller Defaults/Breaches a Florida Residential Contract for Sales and Purchase? Are you a Buyer, Seller or Real Estate Agent in Palm Beach County? Are you under contract and the deal just went south? Is the title company, law firm or real estate agent/broker holding
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