by alwin l | Apr 6, 2026 | Uncategorized, Real Cases
The 2025 case Thompson v. Leon County, 2025 AP 4 (Leon Cnty. September 12, 2025) is a significant reminder to landlords, rural property owners, and investors that local governments maintain broad authority to perform visual inspections for code violations from...
by Tim Baldwin | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Florida’s First Ruling on “Stand By and Do Nothing” Tenant Abandonment Florida landlords often face difficult decisions when a tenant abandons a rental property before the lease term expires. Florida Statutes sec. 83.595(1)-(4) outlines the remedies...
by Tim Baldwin | May 6, 2024 | Landlord, Law, Uncategorized
Many times, property owners want to avoid personal liability and create tax benefits in their rental business. One way to do that is to create a corporation or company (“company”) and transfer ownership of the rental property to those entities. Also, many times,...
by Tim Baldwin | Apr 23, 2024 | Law, Security Deposits, Uncategorized
In AEGIS ELECTRIC & GAS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED v. ECI MANAGEMENT LLC, 967 F.3d 1216 (11th Cir. 2020), the appellate federal court addressed an issue where the property manager’s insurance provider did not cover the property...
by Tim Baldwin | Apr 18, 2024 | Law, Uncategorized
Florida law requires that to manage rental property for the property owner for compensation, the manager must be licensed under F.S. ch. 475. There is an exception to this license requirement for persons managing an apartment and who are employed in a leasing capacity...
by Tim Baldwin | Apr 15, 2024 | Lease Agreements, Law, Uncategorized
Make no mistake: the landlord business is riddled with potential problems, pitfalls, and liabilities. The profit margins in the rental business can be narrow enough without losing revenue, incurring unnecessary expenses, and dealing with tenant problems, all of which...
