Under Section 201.02 and 201.031 of the Florida Statutes, certain counties are authorized to levy a surtax on documents that transfer interest in Florida real property. However, transfers of interest in single-family...

Changes to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime regulations will go into effect on December 1, 2016. The changes focus primarily on updating salary and compensation levels for Executive, Administrative, and...

On October 3, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) implemented a new rule combining the mortgage disclosures borrowers receive when applying for a mortgage and those they receive at the closing...

Olive Judd’s real estate team has been recognized by the Daily Business Review, for its work on an $87M real estate transaction, handled in April of this year. A copy of the article may be accessed by clicking this...

On August 18, 2015, the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Commission adopted Ordinance Article X, Chapter 15 (the “Ordinance”) in order to mitigate the effects of short-term vacation rentals in an attempt to make them safer and...