Legal News Archive

Gov. DeSantis recently signed SB 264, which restricts, in part, the sale and ownership of certain Fla. properties to “foreign principals, persons and entities.”

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A landlord gave a tenant notice of nonrenewal at the legally correct time, but the tenant wants to stay because she’s close to healthcare. What does fair housing law say?

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In Jan., HUD proposed rules to help local governments reverse segregated housing patterns. NAR and four other groups announced that they support the update.

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Special assessments appear in various places of the Florida Realtors/Florida Bar contract, but Paragraph 3(c) on the Condo Rider has confused more than a few members.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for your business – but it holds even greater promise for scammers who can create “deep fake” videos and photos that not only look just like your listings, they could even look exactly like you.

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Some housing-crisis-era loans a decade ago had “piggyback” mortgages – part of a 20% down payment – and some debt collectors recently started to demand money.

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Dear Shannon: NAR amended Standard of Practice 3-9, and I’m sure it was important to change “listing broker” references to “seller.” But what does that mean? May Realtors directly contact a seller for showing instructions now?

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NAR and realtor.com awarded $5K each to three winners of its initial competition that honors agents’ above-and-beyond efforts to further fair housing goals.

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How does a homeowners’ association rider differ from a condominium rider? How is it similar? This month’s focus is on the similarities between the two. Next month we’ll focus on the differences.

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Under just-passed Fla. tort reform, multifamily operators can limit their liability for injuries on their property. If they follow a specific roster of security guidelines, they can attain a “presumption against negligence.”

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