Miami condo and home foreclosures must allow ninety day notice to tenants prior to eviction, according to the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. The details may be discussed in a later post, but tenants need to speak with a real estate attorney to be sure that they were given proper notices, and what their rights [...]
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Miami condo and home buyers, sellers and owners were recently given some protection and education when recent laws were passed by the Florida Legislature to help educate and inform Florida residents about fraudulent foreclosure rescue and avoidance schemes. A recent article byJ. B. Davis of Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc., describes, in part, the basics of the [...]
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Short sale transactions for Miami condos and homes are becoming very common now, and many third parties such as short sale processing companies and real estate agents are involved in the process. Despite Miami condo short sales becoming a common occurrence, there are still problems out there with the information given to short sale [...]
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The Florida Attorney General recently stated that mortgage fraud in Florida has reached a state of emergency level. For the last few years real estate mortgage fraud, and now credit-repair and debt-relief fraud in Florida have been some of the worst in the country, according to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Be wary of any [...]
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Real Estate Foreclosure filings in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties increased less than 1 percent last month over February 2008, according to the South Florida Business Journal, citing other sources. Despite the small increase, housing inventories are declining, gradually bringing the market closer the the bottom. http://www.southptc.com/foreclosure-attorney-miami-florida.html
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Miami-Dade County Ordinance 08-134 adds foreclosing lenders to parties responsible for maintaining vacant properties. This ordinance allows the County to assess against the REO property if necessary, including both residential and commercial. http://www.southptc.com/foreclosure-attorney-miami-florida.html
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Miami-Dade County Ordinance 08-133, effective December 12, 2008 requires that the person or entity listed on a Certificate of Title as the purchaser of a single family home, condominium, townhouse or duplex obtain a Certificate of Use from the Miami-Dade Planning and Zoning Department. The new Certificate of Use must be obtained before the subject [...]
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