A little-known change in the law (July 1, 2009) requires current licensees to report any conviction or plea to a crime, including misdemeanors, to the DBPR. Previously, licensees had to report only convictions or pleas for felony charges. What’s the effect of this? If you got a DUI five years ago, you must tell DBPR […]
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Recent changes to Florida law (Chapter 718) allow a condominium association to deny owners (or their tenants) the right to use common areas and recreational amenities when the owner is more than 90 days overdue in paying association maintenance fees. Additionally, the association may divert rent paid by a tenant and apply it to the
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The home buyers might love the house, but they hate last-moment surprises that tell them something new about the transaction. Those unwelcome surprises may include discoveries they didn’t know when they made the offer. They often find out new information about the property and its condition, the neighborhood and even some things they should have
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While hard work and good contacts can help you succeed during your first years in the real estate business, probably the most important ingredient to your success is your choice of brokers. The important thing for new sales associates to remember, it to check around. Talk to people in the business; ask for recommendations. Look
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The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Office of Insurance Regulation, recently published an article to remind real estate professionals of the laws governing title insurance companies. The giving of an inducement, or a thing of value, in return for the referral of title insurance business is a violation of Florida statutes. Florida Administrative Code, states “any
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Sellers must state the existence and nature of the code violation; must give the buyer disclosure with copies of notices; state the seller’s agreement to be liable for correcting the code violation; and notify the code enforcement agency of the buyer’s name and copies of disclosures given.
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