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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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Client Alert: Governor DeSantis Signs HB 59 (2024), Sets October 1, 2024 Deadline for All Homeowners Associations to Provide...

On May 29, 2024, Governor DeSantis signed HB 59 (2024) into law. Effective July 1, 2024, HB 59 (2024) amends Fla. Stat. Sec. 720.303 as follows...more

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Client Alert: Governor DeSantis Signs HB 1203 Affecting Homeowners Associations and Licensed Community Association Managers

Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 1203 (2024), which is effective July 1, 2024 and makes a number of substantial changes to statutes governing Florida community association managers and homeowners associations (HOAs). The...more

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What Florida Sales Tax Cut Means for Florida Commercial Tenants

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Broadly speaking, according to the Florida Department of Revenue, each Florida sale, amusement park admission, storage unit and rental is taxable (unless it falls under an exemption, such as nonprofits). More specifically,...more

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Florida Senate and House Approve Amendment to Live Local Act

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In 2023, the State of Florida adopted the Live Local Act (the “Act”), which seeks to incentivize the development of affordable housing by the private sector primarily by preempting local zoning laws and providing tax...more

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Live Local Act 2024 Passed by the Florida Legislature

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On February 28, 2024, the Florida House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 328 (“SB 328”), previously unanimously approved by the Florida Senate by a vote of 112 to 1. SB 328, regarded as the Live Local Act 2024 (“LLA...more

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Florida Senator Proposes Creation of State Database for Homeowners Association Information

On December 13, 2023, Florida State Senator Rodriguez filed Senate Bill 942 (2024), which, if adopted, would require the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to establish a searchable database of certain...more

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Florida's Live Local Act

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The Live Local Act (SB 102) (the “Act”) amends multiple provisions of the Florida Statutes with the overarching purpose of spurring additional development of affordable housing in the State. Importantly, for qualifying...more

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January 1, 2023 Deadline for Condominium and Co-Op Building Report to DBPR Approaching

Each Florida condominium and cooperative association is required, no later than January 1, 2023, to file the following information with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division (Division) of...more

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Florida Enacts Major New Reforms for Condominiums and Cooperatives in Response to Champlain Towers South Collapse 

On May 26, 2022, Florida Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 4 into law, imposing substantial new structural safety and reserve requirements on Florida condominiums and cooperative associations. The law is effective...more

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2021 Property Tax Valuations Being Determined

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All around Florida, the elected county Property Appraiser in each of our state’s 67 counties is starting to determine 2021 valuations for property tax assessment purposes....more

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2020 TRIM Notices: What to Expect for Your Property Valuation

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In August, property appraisers from all 67 Florida counties will mail Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices to property owners around the state, indicating the 2020 valuation for each property. If not already received, these...more

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Decrease in Florida Sales Tax on Commercial Rent

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the Florida state sales tax rate applicable to the lease of commercial real property has decreased from 5.7% to 5.5%.  Therefore, the state will levy a 5.5% sales tax on all rent collected...more

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The Risks Of Unnecessary Fla. Property Improvement Notices

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There’s no doubt about it, the U.S. real estate market is strong. With low interest rates and low unemployment rates, it is not surprising that the National Association of Realtors included parts of Florida among the top 10...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 15, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Notice: Mail log sufficient evidence to establish mailing of notice to borrower of default and possibility of foreclosure – Stacknik v. U.S. Bank, N.A., No. 2D18-2156 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov....more

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Hemp in Florida: The Next Green Industrial Revolution this bill

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On June 25, 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1020 (“SB 1020”) which creates an industrial hemp program in Florida and regulates the statewide cultivation and sale of hemp products. Since the 2018 Farm Bill’s removal...more

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New Statutory Framework Confronts Florida’s AOB Crisis

A new law represents a major step forward to remedy Florida’s assignment of benefits (“AOB”) crisis, which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has described as a “racket” in recent years....more

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It’s Time For Your 2018 TRIM (Property Tax) Notices!

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Over the last month, all 67 Property Appraisers in Florida have finalized their 2018 valuations for property taxes. Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices will be sent out to all property owners, so these notices have either been...more

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Florida Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate Further Reduced

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Late Friday, Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 620 into law, further reducing the State of Florida’s sales tax rate on rental payments for the lease of commercial real property. ...more

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