REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Condominium Association/Injunction: tenants’ act of moving out of condominium unit after condominium association filed action against them for injunctive relief, eviction, and ejectment did...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Foreclosure/Standing: to establish a prima facie case for mortgage foreclosure, successor mortgagor must introduce evidence it was in possession of original note with blank endorsement at time...more
Trial court erred in granting lender’s motion to vacate an order dismissing its foreclosure complaint for lack of prosecution without first giving borrower an opportunity to be heard at an evidentiary hearing. – Arcila v. BAC...more
Easements: trial court erred in denying statutory easement or “way of necessity” where owners established all elements pursuant to section 704.01(2), Fla. Stat. – Messer v. Sanders, No. 1D13-3084 (Fla. 1st DCA July 9, 2014)...more
7/22/2014
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Disclosure ,
Easements ,
Exclusions ,
Foreclosure ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mortgage Fraud ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Riparian Rights ,
Subrogation ,
Title Insurance
Foreclosure: reservation of jurisdiction in final judgment to determine amount of attorneys’ fees renders that portion of judgment non-final and non-appealable – BAC Home Loans Servicing LP v. Ridgway, No. 1D13-3853 (Fla. 1st...more
Conditions Precedent: summary judgment precluded by disputed issues of fact as to extent insured parties sufficiently complied with provisions of homeowners’ insurance policy – Solano v. State Farm Florida Insurance Co., No....more
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 & 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 – 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