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The Top Five Things Lenders Need to Know About Florida’s Construction Lien Law

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Florida’s Construction Lien Law found in Chapter 713, Florida Statutes, may seem like an area of the law that is only relevant to contractors and property owners. However, there are important aspects of the Construction Lien Law that can directly affect the rights and obligations of lenders in numerous ways. Specifically, under Fla.

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How Aggressive Collections Attorneys Can Aid in Massachusetts Debt Recovery

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The experienced collection attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. Collection agencies are passive organizations that make the same effort you were making before you brought them on board. Why Hire a Collections Attorney? An experienced collections attorney will do more than merely advise you on what you need to do.

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They Didn’t Sign the Contract – Do We Still Have a Deal?

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3d DCA 2002) (holding that an unsigned contract was valid and binding because, although the defendant nursing home did not sign it, it “acted as if they had a valid contract” by providing the plaintiff care for over two months); L & H Construction , 55 So. 8, 2016) (collecting cases), report and recommendation adopted , No.

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Serving a Defendant in a Residential Foreclosure Action by Publication

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If a defendant cannot be located, then service may be effected by constructive service, i.e., service by publication, which is governed by Chapter 49, Florida Statutes. Before a defendant can be served by constructive service, the plaintiff must make a diligent search and inquiry to locate the defendant. Gualt , 259 So. 3d 119 (Fla.

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How to Publish a Legal Notice of a Foreclosure Sale

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To properly serve a defendant by constructive service, foreclosing lenders must publish the notice of action in a newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks. Lenders are required to publish the date of the public auction in a newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks, and again five days before the sale date.