Fleysher Law Blog

Now that the tidal wave of foreclosure diminishes, legislators and judges are adjusting the law to determine who will responsible to pay past due balances, most of which are condominium fees. The Florida safe harbor provision puts a cap on condo assessments that are owed by “first mortgagee or its successor or assigns” who pick up title during the foreclosure process. They are liable for 1 percent of the original

An advisory committee to the Florida Supreme Court informed the Palm Beach Circuit chief judge that an administrative order that throws out certain motions in foreclosure cases as “abandoned” is a local rule. According to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, a local rule is a rule of “practice or procedure” for trial court application only, because local conditions require. It provides an omission or facilitates an application of a statewide