In re Amendments to Florida Small Claims Rules 7.010 and 7.020, Case No. SC2024-1765 (Fla. 2025).
Florida Small Claims Rules 7.010 and 7.020 are amended to enact stylistic changes and to, without incorporating a foreclosure exclusion for small claims procedures, expand the applicability of certain Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to small claims actions.
RT-Destin Associates, LLC v. NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P., Case No. 1D2024-2287 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
Seller of real estate did not materially breach contractual disclosure obligations or warranties under the sale agreement for Sale of Embassy Suites hotel.
U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Dukes, Case No. 1D2023-1769 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
A plaintiff may enforce a lost note in mortgage foreclosure when it acquired rights from a person entitled to enforce at the time possession was lost, satisfying statutory requirements under Florida Statutes section 673.3091.
City of Miami v. AFSCME Local 1907, Case No. 3D24-0865 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).
An arbitrator does not exceed their powers by interpreting a collective bargaining agreement’s layoff provisions and ordering reinstatement of employees in other qualified city positions.
Brown v. Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2017-6, Case No. 4D2024-2438 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).
A mortgage on homestead property signed solely by one spouse is unenforceable as a lien absent spousal joinder under Article X, Section 4(c) of the Florida Constitution, even where the mortgage was for purchase money and a related statute otherwise permits such conveyance.
Platt v. Cape Marine Services, Inc., Case No. 5D2024-2990 (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).
Unsuccessful challenges to final judgments awarding attorney’s fees for lack of explicit factual findings under Rowe are not preserved for appellate review absent a timely motion for rehearing under amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530(a).
