Early in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, various foreclosure moratoriums effecting Florida real estate were issued. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a moratorium on all foreclosures of...more
12/3/2020
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On Monday, September 1, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis extended (for a fifth time) a previous executive order that suspended and tolled the Florida statutes that provide for final action at the conclusion of a...more
9/2/2020
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On July 29, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 20-180 that extended (for a fourth time) his previous executive order which effectively put a moratorium in place on mortgage foreclosures and residential...more
7/31/2020
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Until July 1, 2020, there was no comprehensive statutory scheme for the appointment receivers of commercial real estate in Florida. Instead, receiverships of commercial real estate had been governed only by a patchwork of...more
This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis extended, for a third time, a previous executive order that suspended and tolled any Florida Statute that allows landlords to evict residential tenants for non-payment of rent, and...more
7/2/2020
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Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis extended, for a second time, a previous executive order that suspended and tolled any Florida Statute that allows landlords to evict residential tenants for non-payment of rent, and...more
6/2/2020
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Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a moratorium on all foreclosures of FHA-insured single family homes for the next sixty days (through May 17, 2020)....more
The tides have turned in Ober v. Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea as the Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed its decision and revived the full impact of Florida’s lis pendens statute. By withdrawing and replacing...more
Preparing For A World When Lis Pendens Protections Are All But Ober -
“BEWARE REAL PROPERTY LITIGATORS” warns a former chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.
This advice, given...more