Federal Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act (PTFA) Extended Into Florida Law
By: Barry L. Miller, Esq., of Barry L. Miller, P.A., Offices Orlando Protections of the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA), as of July 1, 2020 took effect as a state law if the federal act is repealed. Under the PTFA, a person who acquires a foreclosure property (“successor in interest”) must give the tenant at least 90 days’ notice before initiating an eviction. And if...Read More
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Witnesses No Longer Required For Leases To Be Valid Instruments
By: Barry L. Miller, Esq., of Barry L. Miller, P.A., Offices Orlando A change sought by the commercial real estate market removes the subscribing witness requirement for instruments conveying a leasehold interest in real property. This change is limited to leases and does not affect the requirement that deeds still require two subscribing witnesses. Barry Miller Law is familiar...Read More
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