Boca Raton & Real Estate Attorney
DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR. YOU ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HIRE A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY FOR YOUR PROPERTY PURCHASE OR SALE. Even if you are the buyer and the seller is paying for your title policy. I hear this from potential clients every week. “My realtor said I don’t need an attorney”. “My realtor told me the …
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If you weren’t able to tune in and listen to my November 21 show on business law -you can watch the show here:
If you weren’t able to tune in to the show- here’s the link to watch the November 14 Ask the Experts Show. Steve O and I discussed a wide range of real estate law topics.
It is the stuff of nightmares and law school exams – the ways that a homeowner could lose his or her home due to a title problem. The American Land Title Association has stated that one in three title searches reveals a serious title issue affecting the property. That is why it is so critical …
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The parties to a Florida real estate sale learn there is an open permit issue when (1) the buyer’s inspector checks the permit history on the property or (2) the title and closing agent for the sale obtains a tax and lien search which contains a permit search from the municipality. A title search will …
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Buying a condo in Boca Raton and purchasing tax deeds are topics that we would like to shed light on in today’s blog post. Tax deed sales occur when a property owner becomes delinquent on their tax payments, and the property is placed up for auction to settle the lien. The sale is generally conducted …
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The best way to ensure the health and longevity of your LLC is to create a detailed and specific operating agreement from the onset. While things may look bright during the startup phase, your organization may enter rocky territory down the road. Should that happen, questions will be raised that should ideally have immediate answers. …
A notice of commencement is a document provided for under the Florida Construction Lien Statute. A notice of commencement is a standard form document that must contain specific provisions as set forth by Florida law. The form is executed by the owner of a piece of real estate before a construction project at the site …
The Florida FAR-BAR contract is a standard form agreement developed cooperatively by The Florida Bar and Florida Association of Realtors. The FAR-BAR agreement is utilized to facilitate the sale of real estate in the Sunshine State. As a result, the contract contains many of the same provisions typically found in other standard real estate agreements …
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Despite being one the hardest hit markets when the real estate bubble burst in 2008, Boca Raton has become the hottest real estate market in the United States, according to the National Law Review, a publication relied upon by Boca Raton real estate lawyers for information on legal issues and latest trends. The primary reason …
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