There are three aspects of the Florida Homestead law. One is the “save our homes” exemption. The save our homes exemption limits how much the value of the homestead can be increased from year to year for purposes of assessing...more
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal issued on May 8, 2024, its much-anticipated new opinion on the lender's motion for rehearing in Ronald Desbrunes v. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, which affirms the final...more
Becoming a Florida resident has numerous income and estate tax considerations and other implications including obtaining homestead status. This Alert is an introduction to the issues and steps you should consider to establish...more
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Cope, Case No. 2D18-3696 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020). A legal description on a mortgage is not unenforceably ambiguous if it describes two parcels by lot number and a third by parcel ID....more
Real Property Update - Due Process: Trial court violated developer’s due process rights by considering and ruling upon developer’s motion to quash service of process, which was not set for hearing, despite developer’s...more
Real Property Update - Lost Note / Standing: differences in initial plaintiff's name in initial complaint and chain of assignments attached to amended complaint cast doubt on plaintiff's standing to enforce lost note and...more
Here’s how the recent legislative changes will affect you: Spousal Homestead Transfer - A new law signed by Governor DeSantis extends the documentary stamp tax exemption for the conveyance of homestead property between...more