How Should Condominium Deposits Be Held? The Florida Supreme Court’s Recent Groundbreaking Decision

Since the collapse of the Champlain Towers South three years ago, Florida has been scrambling to prevent another tragedy, instituting new laws and regulations to ensure condo building safety. With critical deadlines coming at the end of this year, condo owners are facing dramatically increased costs...

Compared to other states, Florida is relatively generous in enabling parties to recover attorneys’ fees, in at least two different ways. If a contract states that only one party can recover attorneys’ fees as a prevailing party in the event of a dispute, a Florida statute automatically a...

In a case that should serve as a warning to all Florida counties, the Florida Supreme Court recently struck down a voter-approved Hillsborough County charter amendment that created a 30-year, one-percent sales tax that could only be used to fund public transportation. The amendment also established ...