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Florida’s New Statutory Home Warranty: What Home Builders Need to Know

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed H.B. 623 into law on April 15, 2024, creating a new section 553.837, Florida Statutes, which will require builders to provide a one-year warranty for all newly constructed homes. ...more

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Florida’s “Assignment of Benefits” Bill: A Guide Through the New Statutory Framework

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This week, after 7 years of failed efforts, the Florida Legislature passed a meaningful Assignment of Benefits (“AOB”) reform bill. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday that he would sign the legislation...more

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Florida Supreme Court Invited to Resolve Assignment-Of-Benefits Controversy

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At least two Florida appellate courts have directly contradicted each other on an increasingly-important question facing Floridians and the insurance industry. The question is as follows: “Are insurance provisions valid which...more

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Miami Micro-Units Solve for Both Tenant Affordability and Developer Profitability

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Cities across America are facing an affordability crunch and housing in Miami is no different. The short supply of affordable housing is even scarcer in proximity to Miami’s central employment districts with no single...more

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Applying Florida’s “Eight Corners Rule,” Eleventh Circuit Finds that Insurer Has a Duty to Defend Claim That Insured’s Faulty...

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Addison Ins. Co. v. 4000 Island Blvd. Condo. Ass’n, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 26870 (11th Cir. Dec. 28, 2017) - The owner of a high-rise condominium building in Florida hired a contractor to replace the building’s concrete...more

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AOB Reform Bill Passes Florida House, Senate Future Uncertain

On January 12, 2018, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill (HB 7015) that would dramatically affect the way contractors and their lawyers use assignments of benefits (“AOBs”) in first-party property insurance...more

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La creatividad para conseguir financiación es necesaria para el éxito de P3 del Tribunal Civil de Miami-Dade

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Mientras el Condado de Miami-Dade continúa avanzando hacia el lanzamiento de una propuesta de asociación público-privada (public-private partnership, P3) del tribunal civil, sus representantes enfatizaron en la necesidad de...more

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Opportunity to Extend Development Orders and Permits for Almost 16 Months

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Holders of permits and development orders have the opportunity to toll the period remaining to exercise rights under the permit or order for nearly 16 months. Section 252.363 of the Florida Statutes permits a tolling of...more

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La comisión del condado de Miami-Dade aprueba ordenanza de viviendas para trabajadores impulsadas a través de incentivos

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El 20 de diciembre de 2016, la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Miami-Dade aprobó una ordenanza propuesta por la comisionada Barbara Jordan que dará incentivos a constructores para que ofrezcan unidades de vivienda a...more

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Miami-Dade County Commission Approves Incentive-Driven Workforce Housing Ordinance

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On December 20, 2016, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved an Ordinance proposed by Commissioner Barbara Jordan that provides incentives for builders to offer workforce housing units in new...more

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Bilzin Sumberg Partner Calms Fears of Trump Hurting Miami Real Estate Market

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Attorney James W. Shindell, Real Estate chair at Bilzin Sumberg, has a message for those who believe Donald Trump’s presidential election will hurt Miami’s real estate market: The sky is not falling. Shindell addressed...more

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Cómo los desarrolladores inmobiliarios del sur de Florida están reduciendo el riesgo de litigios

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En los días previos a la Gran Recesión de 2008, las propiedades en todo el sur de Florida se compraban solamente para ser revendidas posteriormente con una ganancia. Este “intercambio” de propiedades culminó en un mercado...more

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Sunset of Distressed Condominium Relief Act Extended

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The Distressed Condominium Relief Act enacted as Part VII of the Condominium Act in 2010 (“Act”) was a temporary measure to encourage absorption of unsold condominium units arising as a result of the Great Recession. This...more

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