“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” the saying goes. So, too, is the highway that leads to many failed real estate transactions. Buyers and sellers may agree […]

Estoppel certificates are the mechanisms by which prospective buyers of property or units in a Florida common interest community find out about the costs, assessments, and other information regarding their […]

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 […]

Most folks who serve on community association boards have a strong commitment to their community and bring a sincere desire to serve their neighbors with integrity. What most board members […]

If you pick up the business page of any local paper, you’ll see that the memory of the recent recession is finally starting to fade. Indeed, you don’t have to […]

There appears to be continuing stability in the residential real estate market in Florida. After decades of fluctuations between the great highs and great lows of the economy nationally and […]

Orlando-based Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (MVC) is a time-share behemoth, owning and operating 60 properties containing 12,800 vacation ownership villas with 410,000 owners in the United States and eight other […]

Homes in Pensacola Beach could become castles under a proposed rule change which would allow for the combination of residential lots. As reported in the Pensacola News-Journal, the Santa Rosa […]

Community association board members in Florida have many legal and fiduciary obligations to the association and property owners. There are also corresponding consequences when those obligations are not met or […]

Well-crafted commercial leases are designed to address every aspect of the landlord-tenant relationship. For commercial property owners, the lease should maximize cash-flow while minimizing risk, clearly outlining the respective rights […]