Real Estate

A distant cousin of the crow? Not exactly. “Escrow” is a term that can be found in many different contexts, but it typically refers to agreements where an impartial third party retains control of [...]

Tenancy in common is a form of ownership which is made distinct from other forms of ownership between or among multiple owners (i.e. joint tenancy and tenancy by entireties) by several factors. [...]

“Homestead” can be found in several different contexts in Florida law, but it always retains its fundamental application to an individual’s home. When used to refer to real estate, one might hear [...]

“TBE” stands for “Tenancy by Entirety,” which is a special form of joint ownership between spouses wherein property is not held individually, but collectively by the married couple. Thus, [...]

A reverse mortgage is a financial agreement in which a homeowner abdicates equity in their home in return for payment. This is a tool designed to be utilized by older individuals in order to [...]

As of May 2017, the Florida Senate has voted to put a proposal on next year’s ballot that will increase the Florida homestead property tax exemption from its current value of $50,000 to a value [...]

The Florida homestead exemption is an asset protection tool implemented to protect homestead property. Your Florida homestead will be designated to procure certain exemptions from real estate [...]

Estoppel is the legal principle that prevents an individual from making assertions that are contradictory to their previous statements before the court or are contradictory to what has legally [...]

A Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) is a lifetime transfer of a personal residence in exchange for rent-free use of said residence during the trust term. When that term comes to an end, [...]

A resident who qualifies for the homestead exemption can also be eligible for the senior exemption providing that at least one owner of the property is 65 years of age or older and they meet the [...]