Commercial Rent The state of Florida has issued a reduced sales tax rate on commercial rent beginning January 1, 2020. This reduction takes the commercial rent sales tax from 5.7% to 5.5% at the state level. This new law will cause landlords to amend existing contracts/leases by
Date Published: 2011-02-01 Author: Peter J. Gravina Recently, there has been quite a bit of press coverage regarding the halting of foreclosures because of short comings in the documents filed to prove the loan ownership and the amounts due on the foreclosed loan. “Robo-signing” the name adopted
If permission is granted by one Board member, is the Association legally stopped from enforcing its governing documents? In Curci Village Condominium Association, Inc. v. Santa Maria, 14 So. 3d 1175 (Fla. 4th DCA, June 17, 2009), an Owner in a homeowners association verbally asked the
In May, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a settlement with a Denver-area apartment complex over its rules governing kids' behavior in the complex. The settlement requires the owners to, among other things, build a $10,000 playground. Though the enforcement action involved an
Is your HOA board getting contacted by companies offering to purchase your association's accounts receivable? It's called "factoring," and there's a ready market if you're interested. When might that be worth considering instead of hiring a collection agency to collect your HOA's debt? Rarely, say