I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ -
- Landlord/Tenant: lessor did not breach commercial lease by failing to complete construction by date certain where lease did not provide date by which...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SCOTT FEATHER & JOURDAN HAYNES -
- Summary Judgment: reversal of summary final judgment of foreclosure because of disputed issues of fact concerning amount of rents received from property that...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ -
Relation-Back: amended complaint naming third-party defendant as defendant relates back to filing of third-party complaint where (a) third-party complaint...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES -
- Condominiums: given ambiguity in Condominium Act’s escrow requirements (Fla. Stat. § 718.202) and fact that willful violation of same by developer carried criminal penalties,...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES -
Homeowners Association: court may consult references commonly relied upon to supply accepted meanings of words not defined in agreement – The Grove at Harbor Hills Homeowners...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SARA WITMEYER & JOURDAN HAYNES -
- Receiver: court’s inherent equitable power to appoint receiver over non-profit condominium association not limited to categories set forth in Florida Statutes...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & CHRIS SMART -
MRTA: marketable record title act represents codified limitation on title insurer’s obligation to research public records in connection with issuance of title...more
10/9/2013
/ Condominiums ,
Debt Collection ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Land Titles ,
Landlords ,
Leases ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Public Records ,
Tenants ,
Title Insurance
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES -
Foreclosure: summary judgment precluded where borrowers pled legally sufficient defense that was not factually refuted by lender – Seale v. Regions Bank, No. 4D12-3869 (Fla....more
I. Florida State Cases – Jourdan Haynes -
FDCPA & FCCPA/Bad Faith Filing: circuit court acting in appellate capacity obliged to affirm county court judgment awarding attorneys’ fees as sanction for bad faith filing...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ -
Slander of Title: slander of title counterclaim barred by statute of limitations could not be brought as recoupment claim to avoid limitations because it...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES -
Attorneys’ Fees: trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorneys’ fees and costs of $74,429 against bank following dismissal of foreclosure action as sanction...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – STEFANIE LINCOLN -
Litigation Privilege: litigation privilege, which protects actions taken in the course of and related to judicial proceedings from civil liability, applies to causes of...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES - JOURDAN HAYNES -
Insurance/Ambiguity: insurance policy ambiguity must be construed against insurer and in favor of coverage without resort to consideration of extrinsic evidence – Washington...more