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PARTITION LAW IN FLORIDA

PARTITION ACTIONS IN FLORIDA TO DIVIDE REAL PROPERTY BETWEEN OWNERS Many property owners in Florida own property by virtue of a Will, a divorce, or death of another title holder.  Or perhaps the property was passed down during the life of the prior owner or family member.  This leaves you to own the property with […]

DUE DILIGENCE IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA

DUE DILIGENCE IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA Almost all commercial transactions in Florida, whether selling commercial real estate, assets, or real estate with a company, carry with it a Due Diligence period.  Due Diligence on Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Miami is the period of time the buyer, acting in conjunction with their real estate attorney, has to […]

PARTITION ACTIONS IN FLORIDA

PARTITION ACTIONS IN FLORIDA Holding title to a property with another person who does not share the same intentions or ideas for the property can lead to divergent interests and quarrels.  Often, as a result of either inheritance (the death of a family member that leaves a property to several children or heirs), or holding […]

LANDLORD TENANT LAW IN FLORIDA

EXPERIENCED LANDLORD/TENANT ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. When a person pays rent to live in a house, apartment, condominium or mobile home, the renter becomes a tenant governed by Florida law. It doesn’t matter whether payment is made weekly, monthly or at other regular periods. Also, it doesn’t matter whether the apartment, house, condominium or mobile home […]

TENANT’S RIGHTS WHEN RENTING IN FLORIDA

EXPERIENCED LANDLORD/TENANT ATTORNEY JACQUELINE A. SALCINES, ESQ. Anyone who rents a dwelling in Florida is covered under Florida Statutes Chapter 83.   Many tenants are not aware of their rights when renting, particularly with respect to the condition of the property and what the Landlord is required to do. The following is a short but non-inclusive list of […]

MOTION FOR SURPLUS FUNDS IN MIAMI-DADE

SURPLUS FUNDS COLLECTION If your home sold in foreclosure and after the sale, there are funds left over, you may be entitled to collect those funds.  This is called SURPLUS FUNDS, that is, the winning bidder paid more than the amount of the judgment.  Pursuant to Florida Statutes, the homeowner and borrower is entitled to […]

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE THROUGH ASSOCIATION FORECLOSURE

SOUTH FLORIDA DEBT SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS PROTECTING YOUR INTERESTS WITH DYCK O’NEAL Recent months have experienced an avalanche of less than savvy investors entering the foreclosure auction arena to try their luck on bidding on foreclosed properties.  Many of these novice investors believe that they are getting a great deal because they are acquiring properties worth thousands […]

DEFAULT ON A HELOC ? KEEP YOUR HOME BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS.

HELOC loans, or Home Equity Lines of Credit, are great loans for helping with closing costs at the time of purchase, or for helping pay for vehicles, or house repairs, or any emergency.  However, when the balance of your first mortgage exceeds the fair market value of your home, or the first and HELOC added […]

BREACH OF A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT

SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS BREACHES OF THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT AND REMEDIES Real Estate Breaches of Contract Real estate disputes often arise because a party to the transaction has committed a breach of contract. A common dispute occurs when a buyer faces a seller who is wrongfully refusing to transfer title to the buyer […]

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Over the past 16 YEARS, The Law Offices of Jacqueline A. Salcines, PA has represented first time home buyers and sophisticated home buyers purchasing multi-million dollar homes. Our unmatched experience stems from thousands of real estate transactions that we have been involved in over the past 16 years. We are capable of guiding buyers through the […]