Hurricane season is officially underway, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting an above-normal season.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and the agency is estimating a…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
A trademark scam is making the rounds targeting business owners through emails from varying businesses marketing trademark legal services. These emails falsely claim that another party is planning to register the recipient’s…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard RJ’s International v. Crown Castle, a high-stakes case poised to reshape how contractual terms in property agreements affect future landowners. The justices are weighing whether an…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
Vision 2050 is a county-wide amendment to the state-mandated Comprehensive Plan. It was first transmitted to the state for comments by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on July 25, 2023. It was adopted on June 3 by a vote…
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/ Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Each year, all Florida corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships (either domestic entities or foreign entities qualified to do business in Florida) are required to file…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations
Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal (6th DCA), which considers appeals from trial courts in an area running from Orange County down to Collier County, recently confirmed that discovery privileges apply to communications…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Electronic Discovery
As an update to our April 1, 2025, article, the Leesburg City Commission voted on April 14, 2025, to deny the proposed annexation and residential development moratorium…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
If you are buying or financing beachfront property in Florida, you should be aware of the state’s Beach and Shore Preservation Act in Chapter 161, Florida Statutes. This Act was adopted by the legislature to regulate certain…
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/ Construction Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Anyone who has followed the on-again, off-again history of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) Beneficial Owner Information (BOI) reporting requirements will not be surprised that, effective March 26, the Financial Crimes…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
The City of Leesburg has experienced significant growth over the past few years and has reported that over 30,000 single-family residential lots have been approved and remain undeveloped. In response, a draft moratorium is being…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
We all know the old adage favored by real estate brokers… “location, location, location.” While more frequently used in the context of residential real estate, it is equally applicable in the commercial real estate market when…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On March 18, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was “can a…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In a press release issued on March 2, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury announced that “with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act…[it will] not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens or…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
The beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are back in effect.
The CTA generally requires “reporting companies” (any domestic or foreign entity registered to…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
As part of the proposed $115.6 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025-26, Governor DeSantis has outlined a plan to eliminate Florida's longstanding commercial rent sales tax. This proposal continues Florida's tax reduction…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
