With props to Rodney Dangerfield, some legal documents just don’t get no respect—or at least are not regarded with the importance deserved. That innocuous looking two-page form that the landlord just ...

If you are leasing space in a building, there may come a time when you receive a request from your landlord to fill out and sign an estoppel certificate. Estoppel certificates are usually sent to ...

This is the final installment highlighting several cases of interest to community associations, including unpublished cases of interest. For a condominium association in a mixed-use property where ...

In most every acquisition of a commercial property, the prospective buyer (and the prospective buyer’s lender) will require that the property’s tenants execute an instrument confirming various terms ...

Although commercial lending requirements have relaxed a bit over the past few years, the most recent banking crisis continues to have a lingering effect on commercial real estate transactions which, ...

Q: I recently closed on my condo purchase. I signed a form called an estoppel certificate. The closer didn’t really explain well what it was. What is it that I signed? A: An estoppel certificate is a ...

As of July 1, there is new estoppel legislation which as of Saturday is requiring that each association estoppel contain new disclosures and contents. The specific Florida Statutes are Sections ...

There were five (5) bills approved this year by the Florida Legislature affecting community associations. As of the writing of this article, only one bill had been signed by the Governor, SB 398, that ...

Q: I recently contacted my condominium association to get an account status for refinancing my mortgage. I was charged $299.00, which seems like a lot. Is this a valid charge? (J.R., via e-mail) A: ...

A recent California case highlights the unreliability of tenant estoppel letters. Frequently, purchasers and lenders will condition their deals on receiving tenant estoppel letters setting forth the ...