AUGUST 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- A Mid-Year Review
- The New Condo/HOA Laws and the Property Manager Part 2
- Retaliatory Nonrenewals

JULY 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Finder's Fee Arrangements
- The Power of Attorney
- The New Condo/HOA laws
- Dealing with the Unit Fire Part 1

JUNE 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Abandonment of the Premises
- Using Free Public Records When Screening
- Releasing Servicemembers from their Leases
- Free Online Market Surveys

MAY 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Powers and Limitations of Police Reports
- The Writ of Possession and the Full Unit
- Lawns and Landscaping

APRIL 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Complying with the Truss Marking Rule
- Fighting Crime at Your Property
- The Census and the Landlord

MARCH 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Resident in the Military and Evictions
- Security Deposit Deductions
- The Application Process


FEBRUARY 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Guide to Florida Eviction Motions
- NSF Payments – Checks Drawn on Insufficient Funds
- Stopping an Eviction
- The Demand for Insurance Information


JANUARY 2010 LEGAL UPDATE

- Discovery of the Sexual Predator/Offender
- Raising and Lowering the Rent
- Embracing Social Media – Guest Article
- Waiver and Estoppel


DECEMBER 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Lease Cancellations by the Resident
- Guarantors and Renewals
- Roommate Disputes and the Property Manager
- A Year End Review


NOVEMBER 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Security Deposit Claim Form Preparation Basics
- Understanding Constructive and Retaliatory Evictions
- Dogs and Insurance
- AAGO and OPD Crime Free Multihousing


OCTOBER 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- COA/HOA and Service/Amenity Removals
- Evictions and the Mediation Process
- Responding Properly to the Tenant
- Missing the Obvious


SEPTEMBER 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Better Business Bureau Complaint
- The Dangers of Rental Assistance Forms
- Screening Your Owner


AUGUST 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Letters of Protection
- The Latest Landlord/Tenant Scams
- Sales Tax and Seasonal Rentals
- Carpet Damage



JULY 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Failing To Tell Your Attorney All The Facts
- No More Notices After Non-Renewal
- Foreclosure Quick Q & A
- The Mechanics of the Tenant Release



JUNE 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Eviction Costs Beginnning July 1, 2009
- When All Tenants Don’t Sign
- The Residential Oral Lease
- The Employee Tenant



MAY 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Move-In Inspection Procedures
- Click2Mail Certified Mail
- Chinese Drywall and the Landlord
- Forfeiture of the Security Deposit



APRIL 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Tenant Death And The Obsolete Lease
- Concession Paybacks and the Early Termination Law
- Authorizing the Unauthorized Pet
- Mid-America’s Open Arms Program



MARCH 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Accumulated Utility Bills, Late Charges and The Tenant
- Statistically Measuring the Risk of Lease Default
-The Deceased Property Owner
-The Missing Lease



FEBRUARY 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- Court Etiquette and Procedure
- Identity Theft Part 2
-Pet Application Tips
-Application Deposits



JANUARY 2009 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Skipping Tenant
- Identity Theft Part 1
-Eviction Avoidance Techniques
-Refusing Electronic Payments



DECEMBER 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Barking Dogs and Common Sense
- Forgetting to Send the Security Deposit Claim
- Modifying the Rent Amount



NOVEMBER 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- New Pool Rules in Effect
- Foreclosures Revisited
- Partial Rent Acceptance
- When Tenants Deny Access



OCTOBER 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Changes at the Firm!
- One Tenant Vacating
- Inclusionary Zoning Ordiance Defeated
- Who is the Landlord
Minimizing Fire Dangers at Move-in
- Housing for Older Persons



SEPTEMBER 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Revising the Security Deposit Claim
- Accepting Rent and the Seven Day Notice
Know the Lease
- Common Screening Mistakes



AUGUST 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Incarcerated Tenant
- Risks of Increasing Revenues from Tenant Charges
The Tenant and the Electric Bill
- A Security Deposit Primer Part 2 Initial Disclosures
- Welcoming the Disabled Tenant



JULY 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Understanding The New Early Termination Law
- Evictions Now That Filing Fees Have Exploded
- A Security Deposit Primer – Part 1 Holding The Funds
- The Early Termination Law And The Single Family Home Manager
- Creating Written Policies


JUNE 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- HB 1489: FAA’s Early Lease Termination Bill Enacted Into Law
- Dealing With The Chronic Late Payer
- Computer Disaster Preparedness
- Exclusions from the Tenancy
- No Social Security Number- No Problem


MAY 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- 2008 Legislative Update
- Avoiding Acceptance of Rent
- Your “Work Order Policy” and the Law
- The Corporation as a Tenant
- What are Different Terms and Conditions?


APRIL 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Properly Executing the Writ
- Importance of Updated Contact Information
- Surrender of the Premises
- The Owner's Official Address
- What is a Refusal?


MARCH 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Leasebreak by the Tenant
- Copying ID- Is it Legal?
- Are you Inspecting Enough
- Foreclosure and Disclosure
- Live-In Caregivers


FEBRUARY 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- AAGO Press Release
- Lease Renewals And Money Owed
- The Importance Of Accuracy
- Inheriting The Bad Lease
- Evictions and Fair Housing


JANUARY 2008 LEGAL UPDATE

- Evictions and Repair Requests
- Who Do You Work for?
- Desperate Landlord Actions
- Foreclosure Scams
- An Agent’s Liability


DECEMBER 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Rental Registration Fee Victory
- Lockout Procedures
- Releasing Credit Reports and Social Security Numbers
- Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas?


NOVEMBER 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Bad Security Deposit Habits – Part 2
- Methamphetamine And The Rental Premises
- Soldiers, Sailors, And Tenants
- Park It Right Here


OCTOBER 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Keys and Possession
- Dealing with Rental Furniture
- The Belligerent Tenant
- The Tenant Security Deposit Dispute
- Harassment


SEPTEMBER 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Doing Favors for Landlords
- No more rentals in Condos?
- Bad Security Habits
- Housekeeping Problems


AUGUST 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Termination Fees in 2007 – Are they legal?
- Suing a Tenant for Money Owed
- Foreclosure and your Owners”
- Hurricanes And Tropical Storms
- Supervision Of Children


JULY 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Anti-Growth Ballot Initiative Threat To Apartment Industry
- Preventing Flood Damage
- Credit Reports And “Dismissals”
- Holding Off On Evicting
- The End Of Tenancy Walkthrough Inspection
- Advertising Without Discriminating


JUNE 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- 2007 Florida Legislative Update - A Mixed Bag
- Tenant Death and the New Law
- The Security Deposit Claim and What the Tenant Owes
- The "Last Known Address"
- Independent Living


MAY 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Amenities and Liability – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- The Tenant and The Electric Bill
- Dishing the Dish
- Screening on the Basis of Criminal Background


APRIL 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Tenant Surrenders But Continues to Pay the Rent
- Unclaimed Security Deposit Funds Procedure
- Code Enforcement and the Property Manager
- Are You Up to Date?


MARCH 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Releasing Your Tenant From A Lease
- Does a Lease Terminate When a Property Sells?
- Making Reasonable Modifications


FEBRUARY 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- 2007 Legislative Priorities
- Interest Bearing Security Deposits
- Foreclosure and the Residential Property Manager
- The Basics of the “Uncontested” Tenant Eviction- The Timeline
- What’s Reasonable About an Accommodation


JANUARY 2007 LEGAL UPDATE

- Domestic Disputes and Tenant Restraining Orders
- Removing the Child Criminal
- Mailing the Three-Day Notice
- Noisy Kids and Fair Housing


DECEMBER 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Florida Apartment Association Names Jeff Rogo And GMS Group As Governmental Affairs Directors
- When To Call The Police On Children
- The Occupant Is Unauthorized But Is Not Causing A Problem
- Gary Scarboro Named Executive Vice President of Apartment Association of Greater Orlando – Press Release
- Retaliation Is Prohibited

NOVEMBER 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Dealing with the Gas Grill
-
How to Handle the Honest Mistake
- Termination of Management by the Property Owner
- How A Complaint Is Investigated


OCTOBER 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- The 15 Day Security Deposit Dispute Period
-
The Home Warranty Problem
- Can You Prohibit Smoking On The Premises?
- Renewing a Lease with A Balance Owed
- How A Complaint Is Filed


SEPTEMBER 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Avoiding Practices Which May Get Your Company Sued
-
Correct Use of the Promissory Note and Past Due Amounts Workout Agreement
- Lease Breaks Due to Medical Reasons
- The Importance of the “Little House”


AUGUST 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Stack of Bills and Small Claims Court
- Pre-Property Management Acceptance Investigations
- Evictions and the Rented Garage
- “Special” Lease Terms


JULY 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Serving Notices – Are Witnesses Necessary?
- Security Deposit Transfer Procedures
- Training Your Property Owners
- When a Special is Not So Special…


JUNE 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Tipping Stove Dangers
- Storm Issues and the Residential Tenancy
- Authorizing the Unauthorized Tenant
- Removing a Tenant From a Lease
- Fear vs. Fact


MAY 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- 2006 Legislative Session Recap
- Are you Operating Safe in 2006
- Problematic Lease Clauses
- What Do the Locals Say?


APRIL 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Daycare and Babysitting Services in the Residential Property
- When a Tenant Dies
- Having a Tenant Sign a Pet Addendum When There is No Current Pet
- ARF! Is that a Service Animal?


MARCH 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- Managing In Condo or Homeowner Associations
- The Power of the Mold Addendum
- Protecting Yourself From Fair Housing Claims


FEBRUARY 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Dangers of Prepaid Rent
- Returning Rent During an Eviction
- Terminating a Tenant Without Opportunity to Cure
- Squatter or Tenant?
- To Renew or Non-Renew


JANUARY 2006 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Verification of Non-Military Status
- The Court Hearing When there is No Money in the Court Registry
- Terminating a Tenant Without Opportunity to Cure
- Hot Lease Tip – Terminating Due to Damages
- Application Criteria Considerations


DECEMBER 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- The Motion to Stay the Writ of Possession – a Tenant Delay Tactic
- Billing for Water Now or In The Future
- Prohibited Practices and the Residential Landlord


NOVEMBER 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Post Three-Day Notice Communications
- Small Claims Strategies - Settlement
- Document Destruction Compliance


OCTOBER 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Motion to Determine Rent – A Tenant Delay Tactic
- New Sexual Predator and Offender Ordinances and how they affect the Landlord
- Florida Consumer Collection Laws and the Tenant Debt Dispute


SEPTEMBER 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Insuring a Smooth Tenant Eviction
- The Proper Use of Stipulations
- Requiring Notice Prior to Lease End
- Security Deposit Timing


AUGUST 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Transferring the Problem Tenant On-Site
- The Killer Seven Day Rent Withholding Letter From the Tenant
- Condo/Homeowner Association Attorney’s Fees and the Unit Owner


JULY 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Scarboro testimony transcript
- The Writ of Possession
- Governor Bush's veto of the Mold Bill
- Eviction for Housekeeping issues


JUNE 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Safe Harbor Lease Recommendations June 2005
- Collier County Rental Registration and Inspection Fees
- Your Tenant Broke the Lease -- Now What?
- Evicting for Unauthorized Occupants
- Termination of a Lease if you Cannot Grant Possession


MAY 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Letters From Attorneys - You Received One, Now What?
- Terminating a Tenant for a Lease Noncompliance
- Hot Lease Tip! The Pet Addendum and Removal of The Pet


APRIL 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Urgent Action Needed to Avoid Major Litigation
- The Agreement to Vacate
- The Pet Addendum and Non-Pet Damage


MARCH 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Preparing the Three Day Notice
- Terminating the Lease Due to Damage
- Attorney's Fees and the Landlord/Tenant Relationship


FEBRUARY 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Is a Unit Abandoned
- Notifying a Tenant of New Management
- Trampolines - Fun or Fatal
- Legislative Days are Here Again
- FAA Names Gary Scarboro Legislative Affairs Director


JANUARY 2005 LEGAL UPDATE

- Security and the Residential Property Manager
- Security Addendum
- Fireworks and the Residential Property Manager
- Serving the Three Day Notice
- 2005 Session Legislative Items


DECEMBER 2004 LEGAL UPDATE

- Non-Renewing a Tenant
- Paying Leasing Bonuses and Referral Fees
- Safe Harbor Recommendations for Lease Clauses

NOVEMBER 2004 LEGAL UPDATE

- New Banking Procedures for Clearing Checks
- 7 Day Notice of Noncompliance with Opportunity to Cure
- Bankruptcy and the Landlord-Tenant Relationship

OCTOBER 2004 LEGAL UPDATE

- Requiring notice from tenants prior to lease end
- Display of United States flag by tenants
- Eviction filing fees, some good news!
- Post hurricane considerations! Now what?

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