Some residential communities in resort areas are in an ongoing battle with local officials over what they see as illegal nightly rentals of vacant homes. It’s a problem that arises […]

Most institutional lenders obtain a loan title policy (paid for by the borrower) when lending money secured by real property.  The loan title policy amount is typically the amount of […]

Levying fines against an owner for a violation of the HOA’s governing documents can be the most difficult and controversial decision that a sitting Board of Directors (“Board”) will have […]

Check out this article from Pensacola News Journal: Florida Supreme Court won’t intervene in Fish House lawsuit legal fee issue http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2017/07/13/florida-supreme-court-wont-intervene-fish-house-lawsuit-legal-fee-issue/477498001/

Management Management is always a key issue; if there is only one member or it’s a husband and wife team, then having the members manage is not a problem. But […]

So you have met with your accountant and your attorney; you want a written operating agreement for your new limited liability company.  This is good.   Now, what will it […]

When you buy a piece of real property along the Emerald Coast, you’re not just buying it from the seller who signed the purchase agreement. Long before that seller took […]

As a mechanism for investing and raising capital, crowdfunding is no longer a novel and exotic idea but one which has attracted billions of dollars for start-ups and other businesses […]

In the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the main character covers his house in holiday lights. He strings up so many lights that the effort makes his electrical output meter […]

Government officials, city planners, business owners and residents all have a stake in ensuring a city or community remains a place where people want to live, work and visit. Zoning […]