Municipal Liens vs. Mortgages: Florida’s Supreme Court Rules on Superpriority Issue
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. In my April 18th post , I discussed the recent trend of municipalities enacting ordinances …
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Magistrates to Handle Florida Residential Foreclosure Actions – Florida Supreme Court Amends Rule 1.490 and Significantly Changes Landscape of Residential Foreclosure Litigation
By: Scott St. Amand & Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. It is no secret that Florida consistently ranks among the worst …
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What can Twinkies and Beer Teach Investors about Purchasing the Assets of an Insolvent Corporation?
By: Scott St. Amand & J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. When Hostess announced last November that it would be shutting the …
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A Lesson from the Lumber Yard: Middle District of Florida Raises Particularity Requirement for Trustee Standing in § 549 Avoidance Actions
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand One of the primary roles of a Chapter 7 trustee is …
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City Approves Partial Mobility Fee Waiver
By: Wyman R. Duggan The City of Jacksonville has enacted Ordinance 2013-94-E, granting a partial waiver of mobility fees for …
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HB 87 – Florida’s Foreclosure Bill Is Back (Part 2)
By: Sara K. White & Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. In a prior post, we discussed two of the four main …
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Municipal Liens vs. Mortgages: Which Has Priority?
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. I have recently encountered several situations in which local governments are claiming, under ordinances they …
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Debts Non-Dischargeable When Use of Proceeds Intentionally Misrepresented
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand When an individual obtains a loan with no intention of repaying …
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Usury in Florida: Intent is Key
By: Scott J. Kennelly & Susan Novak Usury under Florida law is largely a matter of intent. It is not …
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