Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies - You Own Your Home But Rent the Lot
Jul 12, 2012
Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies - You Own Your Home But Rent the Lot
A good portion of my practice in the past couple of years has been from residents in mobile home/manufactured home parks where the r...
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Your Securitized Mortgage May Not be in a Trust
Jul 10, 2012
If your mortgage is held in a securitized trust (the Plaintiff is a trustee) you should search the Securities Exchange Commission website using their EDGAR database. The lastest discovery in foreclosu...
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Buying foreclosure properties with hidden HOA fees
Jun 04, 2012
The HOAs are protected because the debt runs with the land. While you can collect the past due assessments from the previous owner, you are liable for any assessments currently due. Whether or not you ...
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Florida Friendly Landscaping
May 22, 2012
July 1, 2009 the Florida Legislature enacted a new law, Fla. Stat. 720.3075(4)(a) and (b), which makes it unlawful for any association to prohibit the implementation of Florida Friendly Landscaping. Fl...
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The Lien & Foreclosure Process in HOAs & Condo Associations
Apr 29, 2012
The association is required to give notice to the homeowner prior to filing the lien by sending two copies of the notice, one by regular mail and one by certified mail, that includes the amount due and...
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Misconceptions about Association Liens & Foreclosures
Apr 28, 2012
Condo associations (COA) and HOAs rely on assessments to pay for the expenses of the association.Rarely does an association have income from any other source then the assessments it collects from membe...
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Past Due Assessments Risk Your Home Ownership
Apr 19, 2012
Once assessments become past due the payoff amount becomes a moving target because each phone call or email adds legal fees to the amount due. The appellate courts actually noted this in a ruling that ...
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Florida HOAs and Fines
Mar 27, 2012
Two years ago the Florida Legislature changed the statute governing fines by HOAs,Fla. Stat. 720.305(2). Previously fines could be a lien and foreclosure on a home, but that changed in 2007. Then it ch...
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Dealing with HOA Fines
Mar 23, 2012
Before a HOA or Condo can impose a fine they must first give notice of the violation and the opportunity to appear before a committee of at least three members to present your case. The notice must be ...
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Living in a Florida HOA - Know Your Rights!
Aug 31, 2011
The number one weapon any homeowner has in dealing with their homeowners' association is to be educated about their rights and responsibilities. It is harder for HOAs to take advantage of educated home...
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