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As reprinted from the Palm Beach Post: Got code violation fines or liens? Palm Beach County offers some property owners fresh start Hannah Morse Palm Beach Post October 4, 2021 Jupiter broker associate Jerry Coone walked into Palm Beach County’s Planning, Zoning and Building Department last month with a check. His client, who wanted to
Since 1985, when the Florida Supreme Court decided the seminal case of Johnson v. Davis, 480 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 1985), it has been the law in Florida that when the seller of residential real property knows of facts materially affecting the value of the property which are not readily observable and are not known
The President of the Palm Beach County Bar Association recently appointed Mr. Rubin to serve on the Professionalism Committee of the Association. His term commenced on July 1, 2020. The Committee, “which is made up of lawyers and judges, seeks to actively promote the Oath of Civility, addresses ways to instill a sense of professionalism
The United States Supreme Court recently went back to first year law school class for Real Property 101. The Court was tasked with deciding whether a “right of way easement” is “land”. The case arose when the U.S. government was asked by Coast Pipeline, LLC for permission to install a natural gas pipeline in the
Several attorneys were sued for legal malpractice in Federal Court. The Defendant attorneys had represented their former clients in a complex multi-million dollar real estate development and financing transaction. The former clients were seeking in excess of five million dollars in damages. At trial in November, 2019, Mr. Rubin was qualified as an expert witness
If a building or improvement which is located on one lot is partially built on an adjoining lot (i.e., an encroachment onto the adjoining lot and an excroachment of the building on the lot itself), the same would usually be considered a title defect, with respect to what the survey would show, thereby rendering title
The President of the American Bar Association recently appointed Mr. Rubin to the ABA Standing Committee on Specialization. The Standing Committee is responsible for interpreting the ABA Standards for Specialty Certification Programs for Lawyers and implementing the Standards with respect to the Accreditation of Specialty Certification Organizations, such as the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr.
On June 1, 2019, Mr. Rubin was certified by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education in Condominium and Planned Development Law. “Condominium and planned development law” is the practice of law that involves: (1) serving as counsel to community associations, property owners, community association members, sellers, purchasers, developers, lenders, governmental agencies, and investors
Not infrequently in the context of a purchase and sale transaction, the title search may reveal a defect in title. Most real estate contracts define a defect in title as a matter which renders title “unmarketable”. Subject to specific exceptions and qualifications in a real estate contract, generally, a marketable title is one that must
If you see something, say something, and if you say something do something. In the world of real estate, if you gratuitously say you will do something, you may be required to do it in a careful and prudent manner. In Muchnick v. Goihman, 43 Fla.L.Weekly D986 (Fla. 3 DCA May 2, 2018), the
