In Re: Amendments to The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure–2019 Regular-Cycle Report, Case No. SC19-108 (Fla. 2019).
Substantial changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, including changes to the remitter and additur.Richard v. Asset Management West 15, LLC, Case No. 2D18-4599 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019).
An affidavit of indebtedness that does not attach business records is insufficient evidence of the amount owed.Merrick Park, LLC v. Garcia, Case Nos. 3D18-2090 & 3D18-1393 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
Improvements on leased land are taxed separately than the land itself, and the owner of the improvements may not contest the ad valorem valuation of the land.295 Collins, LLC v. PSB Collins, LLC, Case No. 3D18-2069 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
“Prepay” a loan typically means a loan payoff prior to the stated maturity of the loan and does not require payoff of a loan prior to a sale transaction, i.e., funds borrowed as part of a closing may be used to pay the loan off at closing.Tanis v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Case No. 3D18-2102 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
An attorney not of record is not entitled to notice of a re-scheduled foreclosure sale, even if the attorney attended and participated in a hearing in the case.Conrad FLB Management, LLC Diamond Blue International, Inc., Case No. 3D18-2540 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
A corporate or business name change has no effect on the underlying obligations of the business.U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Leigh, Case No. 5D17-2967 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019).
A mortgage may permit lender the collection of attorney’s fees incurred in a prior foreclosure action, even if the lender was not successful in the first action.
