Lender’s Protection When Foreclosing on Contaminated Property BlogApril 21, 2010 Lenders often hold an “indicia of title” on property as a security interest for a loan. If the buyer has … Read more
New Federal Law Mandates Reasonable Break Time For Nursing Mothers BlogApril 15, 2010 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recently signed into law includes an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act … Read more
HIRE Act Creates New Tax Benefits for Employers BlogApril 14, 2010 The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (“HIRE Act”), signed into law by President Obama on March 18, 2010, creates, … Read more
2010 Legislative Session – Growth Management Legislation BlogMarch 29, 2010 Relatively few bills relating to growth management have been introduced in this session due to the pending statewide vote on … Read more
Florida’s Pending Wetland Mitigation Banking Legislation BlogMarch 29, 2010 The Florida Legislature is considering two bills during the 2010 session that would make mitigation bank credits the preferred alternative … Read more
Update on St. Johns County Land Development Code Revisions BlogMarch 29, 2010 In our last client alert, we reported that St. Johns County would be conducting a series of public hearings to … Read more
DCA Formulating Rule on “Need” BlogMarch 15, 2010 State legislation adopted in 2009 reduced the authority of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to review and object to … Read more
Jacksonville Mobility Fees – Update BlogMarch 15, 2010 In January of this year, we reported to you that the City of Jacksonville Planning and Development Department had prepared … Read more
Proposed Changes to St. Johns County Land Development Code BlogMarch 15, 2010 St. Johns County is proposing some significant changes to its Land Development Code (the “Code”) related to transportation concurrency, site … Read more
New Ruling to Affect Developers’ Claims Filed Under the Bert J. Harris Act BlogJanuary 19, 2010 On December 14th, the Florida First District Court of Appeal issued a decision which impacts the rights of property owners … Read more