Legal & Regulatory

Florida Crystals has agreed to the early end of a controversial lease on land that is envisioned for a stormwater-treatment area linked to a new reservoir near the Everglades Agricultural Area.

Given the broad powers and great due deference that the Legislature possesses with the regulation of property within the confines of its state, especially within the landlord-tenant context, a finding that the HSTPA is unconstitutional by the Judiciary would be quite remarkable.

Reforming the GSEs is a long-overdue step. They have been operating under temporary rules in a market that performs better when there is certainty.

The building owner and a cigar shop that wanted to open are suing each other, claiming the other didn't live up to its obligations under the lease for the historic property.

Investors who haven't increased rents are now looking to implement the annual maximum 5% increase allowed by the law.

The proposals for expanded review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., the interagency panel at the Department of the Treasury, could catch some real estate investors and funds off-guard, international trade and national security lawyers said.

New regulations are creating a distinct separation between cannabis-related companies and the public.

Thanks to a recent SCOTUS decision, landowners can now bring cases against local agencies in federal court, and a new suit against the Riverside Transportation Authority is among the first.