By: Daniel T. Pascale, Esq. Offices located in Delray Beach and Coral Gables, FL According to just released statistics, judges in Miami-Dade County have been processing residential foreclosure cases twice as fast as judges in Broward County. While Miami-Dade has South Florida’s largest number of foreclosures, the latest plan in…
By: Daniel T. Pascale, Esq. Oftentimes, creditors seeking to collect money judgments in Miami-Dade or Broward County will file a lis pendens in the public records against real property (i.e. real estate) owned by the debtor. A “lis pendens” is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed which…
By: Daniel T. Pascale, Esq. A rarely investigated subject by most buyers and sellers of residential real estate in South Florida is what role their realtor is playing in the transaction. By Florida Statute, there are three different roles that a realtor may play in a real estate deal. Whether…
By: Daniel T. Pascale, Esq. A commercial landlord recently questioned what her rights were with respect to property that a former tenant had left behind in a commercial rental unit. She wanted to know what to do with the abandoned property and whether she could let other people take it…
By: Daniel T. Pascale, Esq. In an effort to alleviate the foreclosure crisis, Florida’s Legislature recently passed a foreclosure bill (House Bill 87) that will significantly impact Miami-Dade and Broward County homeowners facing foreclosure. From a homeowner’s perspective, the biggest problem with Florida’s latest foreclosure law is that it speeds…