Legal alerts Ethics alert The Florida Bar recently published an ethics alert about attorneys who provide legal services to distressed homeowners. The alert contains a partial list of activities an attorney cannot engage in, such as: paying a referral fee to a non-lawyer for referring distressed homeowners to the lawyer; directly or indirectly dividing fees with a non-lawyer; and allowing a non-lawyer to directly contact a distressed homeowner on the lawyer’s behalf. Questions?
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407.438.1409. Condo governance form now available Beginning Jan. 1, 2009, condo sellers (who are not developers) must provide prospective buyers a disclosure from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) which details the rights and responsibilities of condominium boards and unit owners, voting rights, meeting notices and other governance matters. This disclosure, known as the Condominium Governance Form, is now available in PDF form from the
DBPR Web site. Updated versions of the FAR Residential Sale and Purchase Contract: Comprehensive Addendum (FARA-10) and the Comprehensive Rider to the FAR/BAR Contract for Sale and Purchase (FBCR-10), which reference the 2009 disclosure requirement, are available on www.floridarealtors.org.