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answered on Sep 8, 2025

You may have several avenues to pursue legal action against your mother for retaliation and false claims. Filing a civil suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress could allow you to seek damages for the harm caused by her actions, such as being forced to leave your home, quit your job,... View More

If you held title to the property as joint tenants with right of survivorship, you own 100% of the property after your brother's passing. If the title was held as tenants in common, your brother's 50% of the property was transferred to his wife through the deed. To determine exactly what... View More

Normally HOAs are formed when a residential development is subdivided and lots sold. The HOA is included as a covenant between the buyers and membership is required in their deeds. Thus, it is very doubtful that people who are already property owners could be forced to join a HOA in the... View More

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answered on Jul 5, 2025

You're absolutely right to question the blanket claim that "everyone on a farm is exempt." Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Section 13(b)(12) exempts certain agricultural employees from overtime—but that exemption only applies if your job duties fall within the legal... View More

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answered on Jun 11, 2025

Under both federal and Florida law, true administrative or executive exemptions to overtime require you to be paid on a salary basis at not less than \$684 per week and to perform certain high‐level duties—like regularly exercising independent judgment on matters of significance or supervising... View More

If I correctly understand what you are asking, you want to know the taxes applicable to the sale of property in Illinois. You would have to ask the authorities in the area of Illinois where the farm is located. For federal income tax (capital gains), of any, that would depend upon your specific... View More

A Florida attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you are able to consult with a Florida attorney regarding any applicable state laws for non-profits, I'd guess that your situation is basically a straightforward contract matter. If the provisions of the... View More

For the real estate transaction, hire a real estate lawyer. If you still need to set up your business entity for the farm, hire a lawyer handling business formation. You might be able to find a lawyer/law firm that does both. Another issue is whether your land is already zoned for everything you... View More

I'm guessing that, by "registered with the state", you mean registering the nursery with the Fla. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Fla. Statutes Section 581.131. The purposes of State regulation/inspection of nurseries are different than the purposes of County... View More

There are laws against recording people on cameras without their knowledge, but assuming that you knew about it, your boss doesn't need your permission.

The date of actual possession.

You refer to Florida Statute 95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title (one of the two adverse possession statutes in Florida):

"(1) When the possessor has been in actual continued possession of real property for 7... View More

The law appears to be that you are not legally required to stop and report the accident to the authorities if the accident only involved your automobile and the bear. If the accident involved another car, you absolutely have to stop and exchange information. You also don't want to stop and get... View More

I believe the requirement that owners keep their animals vaccinated would be Florida Statute 828.30. It doesn't appear to include any requirement that pet boarding facilities refuse to accept unvaccinated animals, and if there is that would be your boss's duty, not yours.

In order to claim a possessory lien on the horse, a security interest in the horse would need to have been created in the boarding contract. The only other way to get the horse would be to sue the owner, get a judgment, levy upon the horse, and then buy it at the execution sale.

The ARB documents/guidelines are valid restrictions adopted by the HOA. Whether or not you can claim a reasonable accommodation for religious practices is a fact-based question that requires the review of a lot of factors, which go beyond the scope of this website and require a review of all of... View More

Is what illegal? He can quit, of course, or you can fire him under most circumstances. What would his "wrongful termination" claim be; it's not enough for him to complain that he was fired "wrongfully", employment is generally "at will", which means that an... View More

Yes it is certainly legal for your employer to notify you (and all other employees) that they need to do a better job tending to the horses. Why?

Because Florida is an “at will” state, which means employers are free to hire, transfer, promote, demote, suspend, reinstate, fire and... View More

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None of these historical facts matter because your former employer still has your dogs. After you have recovered your dogs you can think about suing these people for overtime wages and other things.

Florida Statute 570.85 Agritourism.— provides that:

"... Except as otherwise provided for in this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local government may not adopt or enforce a local ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy that prohibits, restricts,... View More