Florida’s New Summary Judgment Standard On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a new summary judgment standard, which became effective on May 1, 2021. Notably, Rule 1.510 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure adopts most of its federal counterpart verbatim. Indeed, the new standard for granting summary judgment in Florida mirrors the […]
Due to the success of civil remote court hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Florida Supreme Court has amended various procedural rules, effective October 01, 2022, to provide “permanent and broader authorization for the remote conduct of certain court proceedings.” In. re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, No. SC21-990, 2022 WL 2721129 […]
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, commonly referred to as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package. Within this bill is the Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF), a program to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship as a result […]
Holding Decision In early May, Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Colombo v. Robertson, Anschutz & Schneid, P.L. (4D20-1719, 2022 WL 1397564 (Fla. 4th DCA May 4, 2022)), affirming a Palm Beach trial court’s ruling that the attorney’s fees incurred by a lender in a prior foreclosure action could be sought […]
If you are an investor, lender, and/or servicer of a mortgage it is important to know the legal process of resolving defaulted borrowers with real estate litigation. We are here to help you at the Kass Shuler Law Firm. Real Estate Litigation Process for Judicial Foreclosure One of the most common scenarios of financed real […]
On April 13, 2021, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles T. Canady issued an updated Administrative Order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] This Order is nicknamed “Amendment 12” and required every civil case filed in the State of Florida to submit a Case Management Order. Amendment 12’s intent was to mitigate the impact […]