Real Estate Law

In April 2015, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an exclusion order prohibiting the importation of certain foreign-made crawler cranes into the United States for a period of at […]

Most people who invest in home purchases hire an inspector to ensure the place they’re buying isn’t a fixer-upper. Home inspectors cover a wide range of issues in homes. Inspectors, however, can […]

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: How Can I Cancel My Real Estate Contract In Florida? appeared first on South Florida Law Blog.

This week’s round-up features virtual land marketplaces, proposed sanctions from the European Commission against Russia, ESG reporting and transparency in the real estate industry, and more. The […]

Where do you go in Florida when a hurricane is about to strike? Many will say to evacuate. But to where if you are not affluent and can take a short vacation to Jackson Hole? Certainly, leaving very […]

You may have found the perfect location for your business – but now you have to hash out the details of your lease with the potential landlord. Unlike residential leases, almost everything in a […]

This is a selection of significant environmental and regulatory law cases decided by the federal courts after the Supreme Court’s 2021 Term concluded. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit […]

The Real Estate and Construction industry may be huge, but ultimately, as with all industries, it comes down to the people who help make it all come together. From time to time, we like to profile […]

As demand increases for low-carbon technologies to power the energy transition, the acquisition of critical materials—so-called given their integral role in the transition of energy activities—is […]

Note: This guest blog post is by Holly Soffer, Esq., a policyholder attorney and General Counsel to the American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. Unfortunately, as I write this, the Tampa […]

Easements for road purposes are common in California. But what happens when the width of the granted easement is far greater than the road actually used by the easement holder? In a decision out of […]

It was a little troubling to hear that Jim Cantore came to Tampa yesterday. He was not here for the Bucs football game. One respected meteorologist who correctly made the prediction about Hurricane […]

I have been receiving several inquiries about whether it is legal or ethical for public adjusters to sell a portion of their contingent fee to a funding company. For example, I received the following […]

USAA lost a jury bad faith trial in Mississippi with a $10 million verdict against it. The plaintiff policyholders are Paul Minor and his deceased wife. Paul Minor was a premier Mississippi trial […]

United Policyholders recently issued an important press release, Whistleblower Sounds Alarm On Unfair Insurance Practices: Oregon Consumers Need Stronger Legal Protections. While the entirety of the […]

With the ever-evolving landscape of the metaverse, holograms, and focus on artificial intelligence, futuristic cities are being developed. One such futuristic real estate project, AI x Future Cities, […]

AmGuard has been having trouble with delayed claims where it is not promptly responding to inquiries from its customers or making claims payments. A recent jury verdict in Missouri found AmGuard […]

The first 3D-printed home is under construction, construction contractors could face liability for not securing employee data, the housing market correction continues, and more. Sustainable home […]

A recent topic of this blog has been the made-up insurance fraud statistics by the insurance industry, which has been discussed in Is the Insurance Industry’s Fraud Statistic Fraudulent? and […]

This weekend’s post, Is the Insurance Industry’s Fraud Statistic Fraudulent? resulted in several great comments. One was from Rutger’s insurance law professor, Jay Feinman, who wrote the book, […]

A business partner should be trustworthy and beneficial to a business. You should be able to rely on your partner to challenge the business and bring out new ways to improve the quality of work. […]

The Spring 2020 riots lead to a number of insurance claims. I was interviewed on Fox News about these, as noted in Business Income and Property Damage Claims Payable After Riots and Civil Commotion. […]

Most construction disputes are caused by one party breaking the agreed-upon contractual obligations. A contract is what parties agree to during a project. If something doesn’t go as planned, the […]

OVERVIEW: Market effects of real estate Overproduction Purchasing less consumer goods With mortgage rates surging past 6% this week, the cost of home ownership is becoming more out of reach for […]

Your company handbook says that you would like employees to give you two weeks of notice before quitting their jobs. The hope is simply that you can use that time to find someone to replace them. In […]

This week’s round-up examines rising mortgage rates and their effect on the housing market, the long-term impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on commercial real estate, a potential U.S. railroad […]

A positive side effect of business success and growth is gaining more and more customers. You might soon need to consider leasing industrial warehouse space to continue meeting customer demands. […]

On Friday, August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication notice of a long-awaited proposed rule to designate two of the most-studied per- and […]

This week’s round-up addresses the shift in housing demand, efforts of apartment complexes to become more eco-friendly, plans for “cities of the future,” and more. Home prices spiked an […]

You’re interested in investing in real estate, but you’d like to start an investment partnership. You believe that you and another business professional – or a friend or family member – will […]

Easements on real estate cover very specific situations. They enable a non-owner party the right to use a portion of the property for a certain use.  It’s important to understand exactly what an […]

This week’s round-up dives into the digitization of the real estate and construction industry, focusing on property technology, Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and more. With hybrid occupancy […]

This past Friday, August 26, 2022, Judge Jeffrey Graham of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis, declined to shield 3M from continued litigation surrounding its alleged defective military […]

Real Estate deed fraud unfortunately is on the rise. Recently, the Sun Sentinel reported that a property owner’s vacant land was sold by a person who pretended that he was the actual landowner in […]

You may have been told by someone you know not to invest in property because of some problems they had with commercial real estate.  While you can’t know for certain if you’ll have the same […]

Most entrepreneurs and new business owners will invest in at least minimal coverage when they first start operating their companies. However, like homeowners and drivers, business owners may become […]

California has some of the strictest disclosure laws in the country. Along with the typical disclosures of flood risks, environmental concerns and issues with systems in the building, commercial […]

OVERVIEW: Why the housing market has been hot in 2022 What factors suggest prices are starting to cool down How homes prices will affect the economy For the sixth straight month, the number of U.S. […]

Someone in possession of or residing in another person’s land may be granted title under the legal principle of adverse possession. However, the requirements for this vary across jurisdictions. […]

Juliet Moringiello (Widener-Commonwealth) and Chris Odinet (Iowa-me!) have just posted Blockchain Real Estate and NFTs (William & Mary Law Review) to SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Non-fungible […]

Online searches for “sell my house” has increased by 147% as of July. Florida ranked number 5 out of  the top 10 states that had the most searches for selling a home. In fact, Fort Lauderdale, […]

If you own a rental property, you probably understand that being a landlord comes with its fair share of responsibilities and obligations. Besides collecting the rent, a landlord is also a […]

Sellers are changing their playbook because of mortgage rates OVERVIEW Why the housing market has been hot in 2022 What suggests prices are starting to cool down How home prices will affect the […]

When you engage a contractor in your construction project, you expect everything to go smoothly. However, it is advisable to anticipate any eventualities. The contractor may breach the contract, […]

A Massachusetts land court has reaffirmed the general rule that you cannot acquire registered land by adverse possession. Ramos v. Meade, 2022 WL 2733273 (Mass. Land Ct. 2022). Read more about No […]

After the Indiana Supreme Court held that private property rights end at the high tide land, giving the public the right to use the wet sand area between the low and high tide lines, see Gunderson v. […]

Continuing the conflicts among state courts on this question, a Florida court chose a “yes” answer to the question of whether a seller can get away with fraud if the land sales contract contains […]

Most courts granted an easement by necessity when an owner severs its land and leaves a parcel without access to a public road. The easement allows passage over land that had been connected to the […]

The Ninth Circuit held, in Southwest Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement Dist., 17 F.4 950 (5th Cir. 2021), that no violation of the Fair Housing Act occurred under a […]

In accord with most courts, the Connecticut Supreme Court held that a restaurant lease was not void for “frustration of purpose” when the restaurant tenant could not make rent payments because of […]