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Eviction Procedure in Florida

Florida Eviction Process Explained For Landlords And Tenants

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A single math error on a notice sinks more Florida eviction cases than any clever legal argument does. Not a tenant with a sharp attorney. Just the wrong number of days counted on a calendar. One small detail resets the clock and costs you weeks. Own one rental property near the St. Johns River, or … Continued
Can Someone Else Take Over My Mortgage Florida

Can Someone Take Over My Mortgage In Florida?

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A retired couple in St. Augustine had been in the same home for twenty-two years. They refinanced into an FHA loan in 2021, and then life changed, and they wanted to be closer to their kids. The last thing they expected was the home loan turning into the hardest part of the move. Their rate … Continued
Is a Lawyer Required to Add a Name Florida

Do I Need A Lawyer To Add A Name To A House Deed?

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Most people treat a deed like a snapshot that never changes. You bought the house, the paper says your name, and that’s it. Life moves, though, and ownership has to move with it. A marriage, a new estate plan, a child turning eighteen, a partnership forming. Sooner or later somebody in Florida sits at a … Continued
Selling A House In A Trust After Death Florida

How To Sell A House Held In Trust After Death In Florida

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A family calls me on a Thursday. Their mother passed two weeks prior; she owned a three-bedroom home in St. Augustine, and four siblings all want something different. One wants to keep it as a rental. One wants to sell fast. Two haven’t returned calls. And the house is sitting, untouched, with a mortgage ticking … Continued
Documents for Selling a House by Owner In Florida

Required Paperwork for Selling a House By Owner in Florida

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A seller in Seminole Heights called us on a Tuesday morning, two days before she’d planned to list her home. She had a buyer lined up, a price agreed on, and zero paperwork ready. No disclosure form, no deed pulled, no idea what Florida actually required her to hand over at closing. This panicked, preventable … Continued
Do sellers pay closing costs in Florida

Does a Seller Pay Closing Costs in Florida?

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Most sellers in Florida spend months thinking about their asking price and maybe ten minutes thinking about what gets subtracted from it. By the time the closing statement lands on the table, the shock is real. A neighbor of mine in Lakewood Ranch called me after her closing, genuinely upset, not because the transaction fell … Continued
What Repairs Are Required For An Appraisal In Florida

Home Appraisal Required Repairs in Florida

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A contract sitting on your kitchen counter feels like a finish line. Then the appraisal report lands, and suddenly the lender is flagging your roof, your water heater, and the peeling paint on the back porch as appraisal-required repairs before anyone gets to talk about closing costs. For many sellers across Florida, that moment is … Continued
How Selling Below Market Value Can Affect Capital Gains Taxes

Tax Implications of Selling a House Below Market Value

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Somebody in your family needs help, or life just changed fast, and giving up some of the sale price feels like the right move. Maybe your adult child needs a foothold in an overheated market, or your aging parent is moving to assisted living, and you want to keep the house in the family without … Continued
Essential Legal Documents Needed Before Listing the Property

Documents Required for Selling Inherited Property

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My phone rang on a Thursday afternoon, and the Coleman family from St. Augustine, Florida, was on the other end. They’d inherited their father’s house after he passed, were three months behind on the mortgage, and had already circled the auction date on the calendar. His garage was still packed wall-to-wall with his woodworking equipment. … Continued
Selling House During Divorce Florida

Selling a House During a Divorce in Florida: What to Know

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Divorce papers get filed on a Tuesday, and by Wednesday, the biggest question on your mind isn’t alimony or custody. It’s the house. The four-bedroom in Lakewood Ranch, the bungalow off Riverside in Jacksonville, and the townhome near Pinellas Park you bought together six years ago. What happens to it? Who gets it? Can one … Continued
Selling a House With a Lien In Florida

Can You Sell a House With a Lien on It in Florida

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A lien filed against your house feels like a door slamming shut. It isn’t one. You can still sell a house with a lien on it in Florida, and Florida sellers do it every week. What a lien changes is the paperwork and the order money moves in during the closing process. Most buyers and … Continued
How to Sell a House With Foundation Problems in Florida

Selling a House with Foundation Problems in Florida

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You spot the first crack running down your living room wall, and your stomach drops. Then you work out what it means. Florida homes have been sitting on the market a median of 72 days as of July 2026, and that’s homes with nothing wrong. Foundation problems change the math completely. The good part is … Continued