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A civil statute of limitations applies to a non-criminal legal action, including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to seek dismissal of the claim. The exact time period depends on both the state and the type of ...
In Florida, state law prohibits covenants and deed restrictions from prohibiting "Florida-Friendly Landscaping," [70] a type of xeriscaping. In spite of the law, at least one homeowner has faced harassment and threat of fines from an HOA for having insufficient grass after landscaping his yard to reduce water usage. [71]
(Note: Florida Statute 222.25(4) provides that if the debtor does not claim or receive the benefits of a homestead exemption, the debtor may claim a $4,000 personal property exemption which is over and above the $1000 to which all debtors are entitled pursuant to Florida Statute 222.25(1).
Section 95.031, Fla. Stat. states that the limitations period begins to run when the cause of action accrues—or, when the “last element constituting the cause of action occurs.”
Different jurisdictions provide different degrees of protection under homestead exemption laws. Some protect only property up to a certain value, and others have acreage limitations. If a homestead exceeds the limits, creditors may still force the sale, but the homesteader may keep a certain amount of the proceeds of the sale.
For example, if you miss a payment on a debt with a five-year statute of limitations on July 1, 2024, then after July 1, 2029, the statute of limitations will have passed. This technically means ...
Each U.S. state has a recording act, a statute which dictates the legal procedure by which an individual claiming an interest in real property (real estate) formally establishes their claim to that property. The recordation of property rights becomes particularly significant where an unscrupulous dealer in land purports to sell the same tract ...
We may be missing millions of homes, but there seem to be enough condominiums to go around in Florida and Texas. Boomtowns in the two states are seeing their supply of condos skyrocket, and prices ...