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Florida’s Worthless Check Statute Allows for Triple Damages

November 24, 2015

By: Justin C. Carlin

Businesses who do not require advanced payment for services frequently find themselves without any kind of payment for their services.  In more unusual circumstances,

A person making a payment with a check.
A person making a payment with a check.

they encounter a client or customer who tenders a worthless check for services performed or, in an effort to defraud the business, stops payment on a check after services are performed.  As infuriating as it may be to not get paid and have to pay bank service charges because of a non-paying client, Florida Statutes Section 68.065 (known as Florida’s Worthless Check Statute) provides a remedy for businesses or individuals who are the recipients of bad checks, drafts or orders of payment.  It reads: READ MORE

When Property Owners Can’t Agree on How Property Is To Be Used

November 10, 2015

By: Justin C. Carlin

At some point in their lives, many people will purchase a piece of real property with another person (or several other people), perhaps as part of a business venture, or perhaps to establish a marital residence.  On other occasions, a person inherits a partial interest in property along with his or her family members.  Many of these arrangements turn out badly because the interested parties disagree over how the property should be used.  Disputes arise, for example, regarding who should be permitted to live in the property and whether the property should be sold. READ MORE