News & Events

Congratulations to Heather S. Moraes and Heidi M. Mitchell on being elected and installed to the 2023 CREW Orlando Board of Directors. CREW Orlando is the leading commercial real estate organization in Central Florida, a local chapter of CREW Network, which comprises over 75 affiliate organizations across the globe, representing over 12,000 individual members. CREW ...

The Florida sales tax rates on commercial leases remains at 5.5% for 2023. A few Florida counties have made modifications to the discretionary sales tax rates for 2023. Alachua County added a new 1% local government infrastructure surtax, which replaces the previously effective .5% local government infrastructure surtax. Flagler County extended its current .5% school ...

The firm recently announced that Lauren Reynolds has been named a firm shareholder. Lauren practices in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and appeals. Her bankruptcy practice involves representation of creditors in chapter 7, 13, and 11 cases, and trustees in complex chapter 7 cases. Her commercial litigation practice involves a variety of creditors' rights ...

Three (3) notable changes are coming to the way residential and commercial property insurance claims will be handled in Florida. On December 12, 2022, the Florida Legislature held a Special Session focused on property insurance. Among the many changes are: Smaller claim deadlines. The bill amends §627.70132, Fla. Stat. to reduce the deadline for policyholders ...