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Effective October 1, 2025, Florida will no longer assess state sales tax or the local surtax on rent from commercial leases. This eliminates Florida state sales tax and county surtaxes on base rent, operating expenses and all other charges payable to landlords under commercial leases in the form of rent on leasing commercial real property ...

Fourteen lawyers from the law firm of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman, P.A., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2026), and two lawyers were named "Ones to Watch". The list of Winderweedle Best Lawyer honorees includes, Joseph P. "Rusty" Carolan, III in Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations and Corporate ...

Let's explore a few real-world scenarios that highlight potential legal pitfalls for business owners: You own a small restaurant. One day, your business faces a lawsuit alleging the parking lot is not ADA-compliant. You operate a hotel booking website. The website is threatened with legal action for failing to disclose whether a particular hotel offers ...

As a Winter Park lawyer, it is an honor for me to be asked to represent a local business owner in the potential sale of his or her business. The sale of a business involves legal, financial and emotional considerations - and many questions must be addressed. Is the timing right for the sale of ...