Alan Sackrin | November 20, 2014
Last Update: 5/9/18 In Florida, there is a large amount of law on the books to protect tenants against the bad acts and wrongdoing of landlords. The law is particularly explicit regarding the duties placed upon residential landlords who are renting homes, condos and apartments for a profit; commercial tenants leasing business spaces do not […]
Alan Sackrin | November 13, 2014
Last Update: 10/3/17 Disputes between landlords and tenants are common here in Florida. Unfortunately, all too often Florida lawyers see good people living in a home, apartment, or condo having to deal with discourteous and disrespectful landlords who are solely concerned with their bottom line profit. These tenants have to deal with landlords who put […]
Alan Sackrin | November 6, 2014
Last Update: 01/05/16 Home is your sanctuary, or at least it should be, and just because you rent doesn’t mean you don’t get to relax and feel safe there. That is something that we all deserve to enjoy. That feeling of safety is something that Florida law protects, and when a landlord fails to fulfill […]
Alan Sackrin | November 4, 2014
Last Update: 3/5/18 When you rent an apartment here in Florida (or condo, duplex, house), you will likely sign a lease agreement filled with lots of paragraphs of complicated language, most of which seem to outline your duties and obligations as a tenant. Issues like when the rent is due, how the rent is to […]
Alan Sackrin | February 18, 2014
Last Update: 5/19/18 In Florida, the body of statutory law and court cases which creates legal liability for a property owner, liability which stems from the duties that a property owner owes to certain persons who have been hurt in an accident with serious injury or even death, is known as Florida’s Premises Liability law. […]
Alan Sackrin | September 10, 2013
Last Update: 7/13/17 When someone is seriously injured and a lawsuit is filed to recover compensation for those injuries, one of many Florida personal injury laws will apply to the case. Substantive laws (negligence, premises liability, negligent security, etc.) and procedural laws govern how the case moves from filing to the moment when the jury […]
Alan Sackrin | August 27, 2013
Last Update: 01/25/16 Negligent security laws in Florida help people who have been hurt during the commission of a crime where the crime may not have happened but for the negligence actions of those responsible for keeping the premises and visitors safe. Negligent security lawsuits are brought for injuries occurring at hotels, college campuses, college […]
Alan Sackrin | August 1, 2013
Last Update: 1/28/18 Florida law has long recognized that there are times when a Florida landlord will be responsible to a Florida tenant for injuries sustained by the tenant, especially where the tenant is the victim of crime. These are crimes which occur anywhere on the leased property (inside the tenant’s unit or home, in […]
