WHAT ARE PROBATE ASSETS? The Florida Bar states “Probate administration only applies to probate assets. Probate assets are those assets that the decedent owned in his or her sole name at death, or that were owned by the decedent and one or more co-owners and lacked a...
Month: April 2012
Residential Leases & Security Deposits
If not properly handled, security deposit claims can bring dire economic consequences to landlords. Florida Statues require that upon a tenant’s vacating the premises for termination of the lease, if the landlord does not intend to impose a claim on the security...
WILL
WHAT IS A WILL? The Florida Bar states: “A will is a written direction controlling the disposition of property at death. The laws of each state set the formal requirements for a legal will. In Florida: 1. You, the maker of the will (called the testator), must be at...