As an employee in the state of Florida, it is likely that you will have signed a non-compete agreement at some point or another. This means that you may be limited in terms of the types of companies or organizations that you will be able to work for in the future. While there are certain […]
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When a person passes away, going over the estate plan is something that some heir and beneficiaries look forward to. In some cases, the decedent includes beneficiaries besides relatives. This might lead to some problems because the family members might question the inclusion of entities like charities. Trust litigation might come up at this point. […]
The Florida Supreme Court decided on Dec. 27 that it will hear arguments about the insurance practice known as “assignment of benefits”. Currently, homeowners who have repairs performed on their houses sign over, or “assign”, the money that their insurance company allocates to them, their “benefits”, to their contractor. The responsibility then falls on the […]
It’s your first time closing on a new piece of real estate property, and you don’t want to make any mistakes. What are you supposed to do at closing and what should you expect? First of all, you’ll need to sign a fair amount of paperwork. If you’re using a loan to buy the property, […]
Florida’s chief financial officer (CFO) said he intends to work with the legislature to close a loophole regarding the payment of insurance money directly to contractors instead of homeowners. Jimmy Patronis said some unscrupulous contractors are taking advantage of homeowners who receive insurance settlements for property damage. He says they’re allowing payments to be paid […]
Embarking on a construction project in the state of Florida is always going to include some risk, even if you have spent time carefully drafting the contract and the terms. If a dispute has arisen in a construction project that you are a part of, it is important that you address the problem immediately. A […]
When you purchase a property here in Melbourne, one of the questions you need to ask is whether there is a home owners’ association (HOA) for the area. If there is, you might want to dig into it before you sign the contract on the home. While there are some HOAs that aren’t intrusive, there […]
Landlords and tenants in commercial properties need to understand the responsibilities they have toward one another before signing anything. Florida legislation tends to favor landlords over tenants, so landlords can expect prospective tenants to put up a fight over certain issues. It is typical for tenants to negotiate on the most prevalent items in a lease, […]
The Orlando-area VillageWalk at Lake Nona Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit against a construction company, JR Davis Construction, and a professional services firm, KPMG LLP, on Dec. 12. The homeowners association alleges that the construction on the KPMG Learning and Innovation Center damaged many properties in their private, gated community. In their lawsuit, VillageWalk chronicles […]
A Lakeland physicians group has been ordered to pay $500,000 after its billing company allegedly compromised patient privacy. The physician group Advanced Care Hospitalists operated as a contracted pipeline provider of internal medicine doctors to nursing homes and hospitals across Florida. During the time frame from November 2011 and June 2012, they hired on a […]
