Florida Contracts Legal Questions

and thats what happens when people buy property and cheap out in not hiring a real estate lawyer to represnt them. Realtors are nothng more than sales people, so you cannot rely upon them to provide you legal advice or information. Homestead exemption is a public record that you equally could have confirmed. You now get to retain a real estate lawyer to help you address the homestead exemption issue and at least get you on the right track for future issues. ... Read Answer

No competent lawyer will do this any more thana competent sugeon would agree to do so or give your pointers using Skype while u take out your childs appendix. Its simply irresponsible in the litigation context. That stated, I do run a seminar series called 5 hour Law School that may be of interest to you as it is focused on explaining the basics fo litigaiton to pro-se litigants. ... Read Answer

If you ignore a summons, you will likely have a default judgment entered against you for the amount of money the plaintiff claims you owe, plus interest and assorted fees.  The plaintiff will then pursue collection remedies (garnishing wages, selling assets, etc.) to collect the judgment.... Read Answer

This is complicated issue and in part made so by not hiring a lawyer from the beginning. On one hand the contract may be invalid as it could equate to usury on the other it could make you business partners. You will need to retain a lawyer to address this properly and immediately before this gets even more botched up. ... Read Answer

I would certainly need to spend some time with the CC&R for the COA, but from what you have listed, I'd say it is certainly arguable that it is the condo association's responsibility.  In my experience fighting Condo Associations in FL, they very rarely start with accepting responsibility.  From what you have listed in teh question description, I think you have a good argument that it is the COA's responsibility.  That said, it may be worth your time to have an attorney review the situation in detail and discuss your options.  Ultimately, and unfortunately, with $875 in dispute, it may come down to a cost-benefit analysis as to how far you want to take the fight.  ... Read Answer

Probably.  The question is whether the gallery has sufficient contacts with the State of Florida to allow the State to exercise jurisdiction over it (assuming that Florida's long arm jurisdiction statute provides for Florida to exercise jurisdiction to the constitutionally allowed limit, as most do).  Given that the claim arises from the gallery's sale of goods to a  Florida resident, that is probably enough by itself, without even considering any other Florida contacts, such as other sales, or purchases, from Florida, advertising in Florida, etc.... Read Answer

Possibly. Most deposits are to have the owner not sell to someone else and to prevent wasting the owners time with window shoppers and story tellers. This is something that should have been discussed prior to you putting down a deposit as to whether its refunable and whether it gets applied to purchase price. Problem is if hewont give it back volunatoily the expense of litigating over it will exceed the value in dispute.... Read Answer