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INTERIOR DESIGNER LICENSURE

Posted on 30 September, 2017
An interior designer that provides residential interior design services does NOT need to be registered or licensed with the state.   On this point, Florida Statute s. 481.229(6)(a) specifies:      

(6) This part shall not...

NEGLIGENCE OF PROPERTY APPRAISER

Posted on 27 September, 2017
A new appellate decision came out discussing the statute of limitations associated with a negligence claim against a property appraiser.   In this case, Llano Financing Group, LLC v. Petit, 42 Fla. L. Weekly D2071a (Fla. 1st DCA 2017), the court held that the...

PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF REFERRAL SOURCES UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE s. 542.335

Posted on 24 September, 2017
  Referral sources are generally important for all businesses.  Due to their importance, certain businesses require employees to execute non-solicitation or even non-compete agreements to protect the integrity of their referral sources.  Now, whether referral sources for a particular business constitutes a...

FEDERAL INTERPLEADER DEALING WITH COMPETING CLAIMS OVER UNDISPUTED PAYABLE TO SUBCONTRACTOR

Posted on 23 September, 2017
What do you do if you are holding undisputed money owed to a subcontractor? Well, you make an effort to pay it or tender it!   Right?  I am never a fan of...

CONTRACTORS: REVISIT YOUR FORCE MAJEURE PROVISIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR HURRICANES

Posted on 12 September, 2017
  We now know and can appreciate the threat of hurricanes.  Not that we did not appreciate the reality of hurricanes--of course we did--but Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma created the type of actual devastation we fear because they hit close to home.  The fear came...