Is a landlord of a residential property in Florida required to hold a security deposit in an interest bearing account?
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Answered on December 07, 2021
And to add to both colleagues' answers, the funds are to be held in a Florida banking institution. The problem is--there are no real sanctions if...
Can my wife and I forfeit each others pensions/401K in divorce in Florida?
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Answered on December 06, 2021
Yes, you can each agree to waive any interest in the other spouse's pension or 401k. Or IRA or Roth IRA or any other asset.
After 24 hour writ of possession is posted by Sheriff, can LL remove tenant after 24hrs, or has to wait for sheriff return?
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Answered on December 04, 2021
Wait for the sheriff to return. The 24-hour notice advises that the SHERIFF's office will come to evict, not for the landlord to use self-help...
Florida Landlord unsigned contract legal obligations...
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Answered on December 04, 2021
Basic elements of a contract are an offer and an acceptance. Until there is an acceptance there is no contract that is binding on the party making...
If my check is dated before the late fee, can my landlord still charge me a late charge?
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Answered on December 04, 2021
Cash. Cashiers Check. Money Order. Personal Check. Business Check. All are similar--the landlord doesn't have have the rent.
WHEN the Check...
Can I seal a dismissed eviction case?
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Answered on December 04, 2021
The eviction case can not be sealed. Unlike a criminal case, the file remains available to all who look.
One of the problems you have is that...
Good evening my name is James Walden? My question is... Could a dealership report my car stolen? And can I be arrested?
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Answered on December 04, 2021
I agree with my colleagues' responses, but, to put your mind at ease, if what you have described is accurate and there are no other details to be...
Can a spouse with diminished mental capacity sign as co-tenant on lease or should he be listed as an approved occupant instead?
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Answered on December 03, 2021
Diminished mental capacity is not the same as incompetent. In the absence of a guardianship or other judicial declaration of incompetency the...
Can I report these attorneys to the bar for an ethics violation?
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Answered on December 01, 2021
The time-frame is not the time the debt was incurred but within 20 years from date of the entry of judgment.
Written notification before having...
For a civil case is the plaintiff allowed to subpoena for deposition random family members, to find my whereabouts to serve me?
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Answered on December 01, 2021
Normal? No. Permissible? Yes. A plaintiff can set depositions in aid of service of process.