Posts in category Business Law 101

Business Law 101 / How Hurricanes and evacuations affect rent By Albert L. Kelley One of the most commonly asked questions in the Keys these days …

Business Law 101 / FEMA By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Wow. What a couple of weeks we have had. Now comes the cleanup and the realization …

Business Law 101 / Rehearings and Appeals in Eviction cases By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. After the Court makes its ruling, the parties have 10 …

Business Law 101 / Rehearings and Appeals in Eviction cases By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. After the Court makes its ruling, the parties have 10 …

Business Law 101 / Wrongful Evictions By Albert L. Kelley While Florida is considered a pro-landlord state, tenants are given some legal protections against wrongful evictions. …

Business Law 101 / Eviction Trials- Attorney fees By Albert L. Kelley In eviction cases, it is common for the parties to hire an attorney …

Business Law 101 / Eviction Trials- Closing By Albert L. Kelley For the last few weeks we’ve been discussing evictions, specifically eviction trials. As I’ve …

Business Law 101 / Eviction Trial Procedures-Hearsay By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. I have mentioned hearsay several times throughout this column and now is the …

Business Law 101 / Eviction Trial Procedures-Objections By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. During the eviction trial, parties can object to questions they believe are improper. …

Business Law 101 / Trial Preparation By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Everyone handles trial preparation differently, though some things must be done. If you have …

Business Law 101 / Discovery in Landlord/Tenant cases By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Discovery is the process of gaining information from the opposing side to …

Business Law 101 / Defaults and Default Judgments By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Most eviction cases are resolved not with a trial, but with a …

Business Law 101 / How To Respond to an Eviction Complaint By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Once an eviction action has been served on a …

Business Law 101 / How To Respond to an Eviction Complaint By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Once an eviction action has been served on a …

Business Law 101 / Eviction Pleadings By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Eviction matters are always County Court cases. They are covered by the Rules of Civil …

Business Law 101 / Starting an Eviction Lawsuit By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Before filing an eviction lawsuit, the Landlord needs to determine if they …

Business Law 101 / How to Terminate a lease for Non-Monetary Reasons By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. There are other ways for a tenant to …

Business Law 101 / Lease Termination for Non-payment of Rent By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Leases can be terminated during their term if there is …

Business Law 101 / Termination of Leases- Notice Periods By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. How to terminate a lease is one of the most frequent questions …

Business Law 101 / Lease clauses-Security Deposit By Albert L. Kelley, Esq. Security Deposit: Of all the terms in a lease, this one probably gets …