People are often surprised to find out that an oral contract can be legally enforceable, as we discussed earlier this month. In simple terms, the agreements can be enforced if both parties fully understand and agree to the terms – but there are exceptions. In Florida, there are some types of contracts that must be in writing in order to be legally enforceable. Aligning your agreements with the standards we discuss Read More

When starting a Florida business, it makes sense to get all the important details down in writing. This cuts out the gray area and provides peace of mind to business partners as they focus on growing what they’ve built. But, what about situations where businesses or business partners have not put pen to paper regarding certain business matters? There have been conversations and handshake agreements, but are those Read More

At Bryant Taylor Law, we are putting an emphasis on the potential nationwide elimination of non-compete clauses this month. The changes would eliminate all future and current non-compete clauses. This change would limit the ability of businesses to protect certain internal practices, procedures, and information, but there are still legal avenues to do this even without non-compete clauses. Certain aspects of your Read More

Florida business owners may soon face a crossroads when it comes to retaining employees through the use of noncompete clauses or terms that operate in the same spirit of noncompete clauses. With the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposing a rule, there may soon be a mass exodus of employees who are seeking other employment with your competition or who are attempting to leverage this change for higher wages or more Read More

Business owners in Florida often use noncompete clauses to ensure their best and brightest employees don’t walk over to competing businesses, taking important information and practices with them. These clauses are a tool to secure the long-term success of your organization. These contractual agreements, however, may soon be null and void. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a new rule that would ban Read More

Investing in Florida rental properties can provide you with a second source of income or even allow you to build a portfolio large enough to become a full-time landlord. Keeping a steady flow of income means keeping your properties occupied, though. The process of turning over a property from one tenant to the next will take some time, but the actions of the former tenant may impact what this looks like. Cleaning Read More

The eviction process in Florida requires landlords to be diligent and attentive to the law. In our previous blog, we discussed the eviction process in the Sunshine State that must be followed to avoid litigation and liability. Following Florida Statute 83.56(2) will protect Florida landlords during the eviction process. Statute 83.241 addresses the actual process of evicting a tenant. The statute says “After entry of Read More

As we’ve discussed recently, tensions between landlords and tenants have grown in recent years. Those tensions have put a strain on many aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, including the eviction process. Evicting tenants has always been a contentious issue, so regardless of where that relationship stands, it remains important to go through the proper channels to evict a tenant. Protecting your Florida real Read More

In the final of our 3 part series about the rising tensions, between Florida landlords and tenants, we’ll focus on the most common issue we see as business attorneys. We previously talked about tensions surrounding rising rental costs and the handling of security deposits.  Another issue Florida landlords need to be on top of is the need for ongoing maintenance at rental properties. In an ideal world, you could move Read More

At Bryant Taylor Law, we are dedicated to helping Florida real estate investors protect their investments. Part of this includes being aware of and mitigating ongoing tensions between Florida landlords and tenants. In part one of our 3 part series, we addressed how rising rental costs are putting a strain on tenant-landlord relationships. Another cost associated with renting that’s been an issue is the handling of Read More