Spurned by private carriers, South Florida homeowners again forced into state-run Citizens Property Insurance [3-26-18]

Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published March 24, 2018 State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the so-called “insurer of last resort,” is poised to again become the first choice for many homeowner insurance customers in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. …

High-rise fire kills 80-year-old man, forces 100 residents out of homes [3-15-18]

Article Courtesy of  The Sun Sentinel By Doug Phillips, Amy Beth Bennett and Linda Trischitta Published March 15, 2018 As fire alarms rang through a 15-story condo tower in Pompano Beach, Amber Webb grabbed her young nephew and joined a …

Mortgage delinquencies are down across the U.S. — but up in South Florida. Here’s why.

Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Rene Rodriguez Published January 16, 2018 Four months after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Keys and worked its way up Florida’s west coast, the scope of the storm’s long-term effects are still …

Florida Appeals Decision Clarifies Property Tax Liability on Condos With Land Leases

Article Courtesy of The Daily Business Review By Noah B. Tennyson Published January 24, 2018 In a recent Florida appellate decision, titled Beach Club Towers Homeowners Association v. Chris Jones, Property Appraiser for Escambia County, Florida, 2017 WL 4526773, (Fla. …