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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 6, 2019

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Real Property Update - Due Process: Trial court violated developer’s due process rights by considering and ruling upon developer’s motion to quash service of process, which was not set for hearing, despite developer’s...more

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Property Tax Exemption and Agricultural Classification Application Deadline - March 1st

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March 1st is the deadline for filing all property tax exemption applications in the state of Florida, as well as all agricultural classification applications. No matter in which of the 67 Florida counties you own property,...more

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Homestead Exemption Requires Ownership By Natural Person

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In my November and December posts, I discussed the basics regarding protection of your Florida Homestead from forced sale by creditors and some of the exceptions. A recent decision from the Second District Court of Appeal...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 9, 2018

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Misrepresentation/Concealment: genuine issues of material fact remained in dispute regarding whether board-certified real estate attorney committed fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation or concealment by falsely assuring...more

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Florida’s Homestead Exemption Lives On Even After You’re Gone

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Your primary residence in Florida (“Homestead”) can be a very useful tool for protection of assets from creditors during your life, and after your death for the benefit or your spouse and heirs. The Florida Constitution,...more

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Hospital and Homeowner Property Tax Exemptions Examined by Illinois Courts

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Illinois Courts are currently examining several different aspects of property tax exemptions, all of which impact the revenues of school districts and other units of local government. Most notably, the Illinois Supreme Court...more

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Florida Homestead Exemption Audits Are Big Business

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Florida Property Appraisers, primarily in the populated coastal counties, are combing the nation for taxpayers availing themselves of any other resident related benefit in addition to their Florida Homestead Exemption. The...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending March 10 & 17, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Coequal Liens: trial court properly authorized tax collector to issue tax certificates subject to community development district’s assessment liens – Villages of Avignon Community Dev. Dist. v....more

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Property Tax Exemption Application Deadline Approaches

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March 1st is the deadline for filing all property tax exemption applications in the state of Florida. No matter in which of the 67 Florida counties you own property, please be certain that any property tax exemptions you may...more

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ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS: Your Property Tax (TRIM) Notices for 2016 Have Been Mailed To You!

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August 23, 2016 By: S. Brendan Lynch Property Appraisers in Florida have now sent out Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices to all property owners, so these notices have either already been received or will be waiting in your...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending April 29 & May 6, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Requests for Admission: trial court erred by involuntarily dismissing foreclosure action based solely on lender’s failure to respond to requests for admission because lender’s...more

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Property Tax Notices (TRIM notices) are arriving in your mailbox shortly!

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Property Appraisers in Florida will send out Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices to all property owners at some point in the next two weeks. These TRIM notices will show the property tax assessments and market values for 2015,...more

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Recent Developments Concerning the Right of Redemption Relating to Homestead Property: Act of Apr. 23, 2015, Alabama Senate Bill...

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Under current Alabama law, an interested party (e.g., mortgagor, junior mortgagor, judgment creditor) may redeem real property sold at foreclosure within one (1) year of the date of the foreclosure sale. See ALA.CODE...more

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Amendments to Condominium Termination Law Impede Ability to Terminate

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Responding to perceived abuses in condominium terminations, the 2015 Florida Legislature passed Chapter 2015-175, amending the termination provisions of the Condominium Act. This statute clears up certain problems experienced...more

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Alabama Legislature Amends Redemption Statute

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The Alabama Legislature recently amended sections 6-5-248, 6-5-252, and 8-1-172 of the Alabama Code, which govern redemption in the State of Alabama. Prior to the amendments, the redemption period for all real property was...more

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