Landlord

Congratulations! You had an epiphany and finally decided to start the process of quitting your dead-end job and to fulfill your life-long dream of become an entrepreneur. As you work to turn your dream into a business, there are a few things you need to do in order to get set up. One of those things is to decide how you want to set up your entity. There are advantages and disadvantages when deciding...

As we make our way through summer and the CDC’s eviction moratorium, which is set to expire on July 31, 2021 (as of July 20, 2021), it is important to remember that, as a landlord, to always do your due diligence when renting a property to a potential tenant. By conducting due diligence when screening potential tenants, it can help ensure that the tenant will occupy the property without any major issues...

After allowing a tenant to stay at your property, most property owners who then want to remove the tenant believe that they must file an eviction in order to get them out. However, that is not always the case. Florida allows a property owner to remove a tenant by means of unlawful detainer for certain situations. Below are some of the different scenarios where unlawful detainer would be sufficient instead...

If you are someone who is buying their first rental property or if you are a fairly new landlord, one of the things you will most likely encounter is having to evict a tenant. When it comes to evicting a tenant, Florida requires landlords to go through the Courts for an eviction. Landlords in Florida are not allowed to use self-help methods when evicting a tenant. Below is a general overview of the...

Today marks the first day of July and as the Greeks would say, Kalo Mina, which means Happy Month! As we are in the midst of Summer, this is the time when people look to move into a new home, whether it is for school, work, or just wanting to explore a new city. With more people moving to new places, the question you should be asking yourself is, do I have a well written lease? As a landlord who bought...

Are you in the market for a new house, condo, townhouse, or commercial property? Are you currently trying to sell your property? Depending on your location and the type of property, a seller may be presented with multiple offers or a buyer may be outbid by other prevailing offers. Currently it is a red-hot seller’s market and there is a high demand for properties. This is causing multiple bidding wars...

When it comes to renting a property, it is important to know the differences between a sublease and an assignment regardless of if you are a landlord or a tenant. During the course of a leasehold a landlord may encounter a tenant who may either try to assign the lease to someone else, or they may try to sublease it to another person. Generally, a tenant is allowed to sublet their leasehold to another...

When it comes to renting a property, there are different forms of Leasehold Estates. It is important to know the difference between the different forms of Leasehold Estates not only as a landlord but as a tenant as well. In order to establish a tenancy, a tenant must have a Leasehold. A Leasehold is an interest in real property held under a rental agreement by which the owner gives another the right to...

Your tenant is behind on the rent and fees for multiple months, you finally decide to retain Makris Legal, P.A. to start the eviction process to remove the tenant from the property. The Complaint has been filed, the tenant has been served with the Complaint and the issued summons, and now we have to play the waiting game. But wait, what is that showing up on the Docket? It appears that the tenant has filed...

Since around January 2020 COVID-19 has spread globally and as of August 3, 2021, there have been almost 200 million global cases of COVID-19. In an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued an eviction moratorium with multiple extensions, which ran through July 31, 2021. However, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant and...