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Entries for July, 2010

Can landlord use prepaid rent to pay for tenants’ damage?

The damage that the couple left behind was more than the security deposit could cover.
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Foreclosures slam Miami metro area

The foreclosure quagmire continues.
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Fort Lauderdale foreclosure lawyer sued

David Stern, whose law firm handles 20 percent of all foreclosure cases against Florida homeowners, is being sued himself
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Allstate subsidiaries grilled about proposed rate hikes

Officials from Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries spent two hours Tuesday fielding questions at an Office of Insurance Regulation hearing in Tallahassee on their request to raise statewide rates by an average of 33 percent and 18 percent.
The Allstate Floridian insurance companies, which changed their names to Castle Key last year, have about 250,000 policies, making them [...]

Luxury condos, brought to you by Toll Brothers

Luxury condominiums aren’t exactly a hot ticket these days. Nevertheless, Toll Brothers has opened models for Ocean’s Edge at Singer Island in Riviera Beach.
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Homeowner sued by HOA

What to do when your board accuses you of violating a rule?
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Fort Lauderdale foreclosure lawyer sued in stock plunge

David Stern, whose law firm handles 20 percent of all foreclosure cases against Florida homeowners, is being sued himself
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Homeowner sued by HOA for using artificial turf

What to do when your board accuses you of violating a rule?
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FTC bans 8 mortgage-relief marketers

Firms settle charges that they used false advertising to deceive homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Housing still a challenge even as prices rise

South Florida home prices held up in May, but analysts still aren’t predicting a housing recovery anytime soon.
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