Category : Legal Updates & Resources
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LEGAL UPDATE: NEW TENANTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY On May 3, 2022, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to create a Tenants’ Bill of Rights. The ordinance is effective as of May 13, 2022. Below are key highlights about the new changes to landlord/tenant laws......
4 RESPA Reminders
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act is a federal law designed to protect consumers in the settlement of real estate transactions....
What You Need to Know about Real Estate Antitrust Issues
Many thanks to Brian D. Schneider, Esq., a partner with ArentFox Schiff, for hosting a webinar on what you need to know to avoid antitrust issues in real estate....
Legal Update: New Law Requiring 60-day Notification Periods for Rent Increases & Termination of Month-to-Month Rentals
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners passed a new ordinance that requires landlords to give residential tenants at least 60 days’ written notice when...
Don’t get caught on the wrong side of copyright laws!
Don’t get caught on the wrong side of copyright laws! Join your MIAMI REALTORS Chief Legal Counsel, Evian White De Leon, and guest attorney, James Slater, Esq. of Slater Legal, to discuss what you need to know to avoid copyright violations. Watch it on MIAMI REALTORS Live!...
2021 Professional Standards Case Trends & Stats
Check out the 2021 Professional Standards Case Trends & Stats webinar on January 31, 2022, where we covered the number of ombudsman, ethics, and arbitration cases, as well as the trends in most frequently cited Articles from the Code of Ethics in ethics complaints. The slides from the presentation are......
“Source of income” discrimination law updates
Make sure you are staying informed of all the federal, state, and local fair housing laws! “Source of income” is a protected class in Miami-Dade County and Broward County, but we are seeing lawsuits filed based on source of income discrimination in at least one municipality that does not have......
More Transparency Coming for Communities with Miami-Dade’s New HOA Database
The MIAMI Association of REALTORS (MIAMI) and the South Florida real estate industry scored a major legislative victory this week when Miami-Dade County commissioners passed an ordinance requiring condominium, co-operative, and homeowner associations to file financial and governing documents into a public online library. This database, which will be made...
Window to the Law: Video and Audio Surveillance Legal Issues
Home sellers use surveillance devices for a variety of reasons; and thanks to smart phones, even today’s buyers use personal devices during their homebuying search....
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEPTIC TANK DISCLOSURES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WHAT IS NEW Miami-Dade County Commissioners passed a new requirement for all sellers to disclose if a septic tank system is located on their property. HOW MIAMI REALTORS® WORKED FOR YOU The MIAMI Realtors® Government Affairs team worked......