The Florida Real Estate Commission took the first steps to create a new rule by offering preliminary, rough-draft language and opening the rule for development.
In refusing to hear a case, the Fla. Supreme Court confirmed that damage from blood doesn’t fall under a “pollution exclusion” claimed by a property insurer.
Fla. regulators published notices to begin creating rules required under SB 264, the new Fla. law affecting sales to some foreign principals.
Scheduled to launch in Oct., the partnership will focus on appraisal discrimination through counselor training, roundtable discussions and appraisal-related training.
One section addresses “termination of a tenancy without a specific term.” What does that mean and when does it apply? Another amendment affects annual leases with a specific duration. What changed there and how does it work now?
Some transactions don’t include any formal agreement between the broker and a buyer, but many brokers prefer something in writing. Florida Realtors has forms that can help.
A Realtor completed a professional apartment-building property appraisal on behalf of the seller, and the valuation was used to negotiate a final price with the buyer. But the seller later filed an ethics complaint because the Realtor managed the buyer’s properties. Is it an ethics violation?
“We all get along great” isn’t much help if there’s a disagreement about guests, repairs or maintenance. A lawyer can pre-solve problems before issues arise.
A federal judge heard arguments from a lawsuit to block Fla.’s new law restricting some property purchases by Chinese citizens. A decision is not “super imminent.”
An American Heart Association peer-reviewed study finds that Blacks still living in once-redlined districts have an 8% greater chance of heart attacks.
