MIAMI—Whether due to a still recovering real estate industry or the gubernatorial election that seemed to encompass everything else, Florida real estate law in 2014 was a fairly quiet year. Still, Manny Farach, an attorney with the West Palm Beach office of law firm Richman Greer and is board-certified in Real Estate Law and Business Litigation, is pointing to several significant cases highlight issues and trends the Florida real estate lawyer must know.

1. The Tiara Condo Decision

“No discussion of Florida real estate law can begin without discussing the continued impact of last year's landmark decision of Tiara Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Co., 110 So. 3d 399 (Fla.2013),” Farach tells GlobeSt.com. “Until Tiara, contracts lawyers were comfortable in the knowledge that contractual and intentional tort risk were the primary things they needed to look out for.”

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