Recently added articles from Florida Bar Journal:
The new frontier in property tax challenges.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Tony Beeny embarked upon uncharted territory when he filed a recent petition to challenge his property tax bill. (1) While taxpayers have been challenging tax bills as long as property has been taxed, Beeny's position is unique in that he is alleging what few have until recently: that his ...
Time is on my side: four steps to applying the correct law.(Florida)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Reliance on Florida's statutes presents a recurring dilemma: What year of the Florida Statutes applies to the dispute? In Florida, the legislature repeals and then amends and readopts the Florida Statutes each year. The process produces a general effective date for statutes that were not ...
The successor developer conundrum in distressed condominium projects.(Florida)
Jul 01, 2009; ... "To be or not to be, that is the question." This issue was raised by a famous playwright centuries ago, although it is doubtful he had distressed condominiums in mind. A foreclosing lender or bulk purchaser acquiring unsold units in an unsuccessful condominium project (the acquirer) often ...
Creditor's rights under private annuities and grantor-retained annuity trusts in Florida.
Jul 01, 2009; ... The second part of a recent two-part Florida Bar Journal article titled "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Florida Exemptions for Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts, Part Two" discusses the creditor protection elements of annuity contracts. (1) The article discusses inter alia the ...
Murphy deed right-of-way reservations: a 1930s taxpayer bailout yields right-of-way cost savings.(Florida)
Jul 01, 2009; ... In 2008, global recession gripped the economy. A nationwide collapse of the residential and commercial real estate markets led to the tanking of the financial system, prompting a credit freeze. As a result of the collapse, foreclosure rates ran rampant; world stock markets plummeted in ...