A condominium association prohibited all pets; except for birds and fish. A tenant in the building owned a dog and the association filed a lawsuit to have the dog removed. The tenant raised the affirmative defense of ...
A landlord and tenant entered a lease-option to pay rent and have some of that money applied to purchasing the property; but the landlord filed for eviction. The trial court ruled that an eviction is not the appropriate remedy where ...
An investor purchased the tax deed for a condominium unit. It turned out that the original owner had not only failed to pay his taxes, but owed the condominium association $8686.40 in dues. The ...
A utility company or even a municipality providing water a sewer services may not refuse service or discontinue service to either the owner or a prospective tenant due to an unpaid utility bill where service was in the name of a prior ...
Until July 1, 2013 if the landlord filed an eviction with a defective 3 day notice, the case was subject to dismissal with prejudice. The newly amended statutes went into effect July 1, 2013. Current the law requires that “[t]he ...
WASHINGTON—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 (H.R. 1354) today. The bill ensures expired federal protections for ...
On April 1, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court finally set a date to hear the Bartram case, where the Court will decide the fate of the statute of limitations in foreclosure cases. The Bartram Court in the 5th DCA decided that the ...
In the past, sale date cancellation hearings were scheduled at will, even with 1-2 days notice. Now, the Court is requiring at least 5 business days notice to the Court itself via an email to set the date for a hearing to cancel ...
