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2012 Florida Legislative Update

Dean Mead hosted the “2012 Florida Legislative Update” in Orlando on May 3rd and in Viera/Melbourne on May 10th. Attorneys Mason Blake, Jonathan Wallace and Christine Weingart talked to attendees about key legislation for Florida’s business and real estate community that was enacted in several areas. All in all, they covered 14 Bills that were passed in the Florida legislature including:

  1. Tangible Personal Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (HJR 1003 November 2012 General Election Ballot)
  2. Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions (HB 483 Chapter 2012-59 Laws of Florida)
  3. Growth Management – DRIs (HB 979 Chapter 2012-75 Laws of Florida)
  4. Sale of Business Transfer Taxes (HB 103 Chapter 2012-55 Laws of Florida)
  5. Growth Management (HB 7081 Chapter 2012-99 Laws of Florida)
  6. Implied Warranty for Subdivision Improvements (HB 1013 Chapter 2012-161 Laws of Florida)
  7. Unemployment Compensation (HB 7027 Chapter 2012-30 Laws of Florida)
  8. Construction Liens (HB 897 Chapter 2012-__ Laws of Florida)
  9. Condominium Bulk Buyer extension (HB 517 Chapter 2012-61 Laws of Florida)
  10. Corporate Taxes (HB 7087 Chapter 2012-32 Laws of Florida, and HB 5701 Chapter 2012-145 Laws of Florida)
  11. Uniform Statewide Environmental Resource Permitting Rules (HB 7003 Chapter 2012-94 Laws of Florida)
  12. Water Quality Criteria Bill (HB 7051 Chapter 2012-3 Laws of Florida)
  13. Administration of Property Taxes (HB 7097 Chapter 2012-193 Laws of Florida)
  14. Property Insurance (HB 1127 Chapter 2012-80 Laws of Florida)

A full video presentation recording is provided here from the seminar held in Orlando. If you would like to receive additional materials, please contact us at reply@deanmead.com.

Lawyer Spotlight: Lee Dobbins – Insight and Experience for Treasure Coast Real Estate Clients

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Lee Dobbins, shareholder in Dean Mead’s Fort Pierce office, guides clients through the real estate development and construction process from start to finish, just as he knows St. Lucie County and the surrounding region inside out.  “I can take a client from due diligence for a piece of land, to getting it under contract, to closing, while handling things like site planning, utilities and concurrency issues,” Lee says. “Clients rely on me to get them through the permitting process with the city and the county, so that they can start on construction. I can do a lot of good for them on the front end – I know what they need to know going in and can help them enter into a contract that allows them to be certain that they can do what they want to do.”

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