Gave friend. $50,000.00 to buy me a car and stock and investments, 15 years of friendshp. He refuses to take my calls, 5 months?

You will have to sue him but seeing as he gave you 2 fake Rolexes what are the odds he has any money left to sue for? You will have to see a water...

I need advice on breaking a lease. My lease terminates on January 27, 2016. I do not feel safe in my current complex.

It's not clear, do you have the 2 month liquidation clause or not? If so you can pay the 2 months, plus the current month you intend to stay until...

Is my landlord doing something illegal

Liens mean nothing to you as a tenant. A mortgage carries a lien for typically 30 years on the property. It doesn't mean that the owner is losing...

You will be defaulted and a judgment entered against you meaning she can compel you through the court to repay her.

Can i sue my landlord?

Totally impossible to say. Did you go to the Miami-Dade online docket and search your name for a case? If there was a case and a judgment then...

When filing a counter claims, does that mean I am sueing the Plaintiffs?

In short yes you are suing the plaintiff in the same Lawsuit that they are suing you

Motions

I agree it sounds like you did not submit a proposed order for the judge to sign so that the clerk could transfer the case. You may want to hire...

Neighbor's fence on my property

Hire a lawyer and sue the neighbor to move the fence if he won't take it down voluntarily or cover your cost to remove it. Then you can put yours up.

FL condo assoc installed cameras and audio monitoring at gated entry; a sign advises, "audio monitoring on premises".

I agree, you have no expectation privacy on property at the entrance out in the open. Additionally, as long as it disclosed that recording is...

Do we have any recourse for a tree we suspect was cut by our neighbors?

Without proof no. Consider installing security cameras if the neighbor is a concern and comes into your property. Then you have proof to do down...