Prior Articles

The Unauthorized Practice of Law

I am going to report to you about the results of The Florida Bar’s Unlicensed Practice of Law Standing Committee’s recent meeting to allow public comments about short sales and claims by attorneys that nonattorneys are crossing the UPL line when working on short sales, I promise. But in the meantime, I find myself drifting to what [...]

The FLTA Represents All Of Us

Unlawful Inducements, according to Florida’s Department of Financial Services, are what exactly?  DFS’ Proposed Rule includes the traditional “printing mailing labels for real estate brokers” and “paying for referror advertising,” but it also includes “charitable contributions on behalf of purchasers” and “entering into an affiliated business arrangement in an attempt to provide a kickback.” Hmm. I [...]