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A FL nonprofit org hosted a music festival April 2023. It was cancelled due to inclement weather, with promise of refund. There has been avoidant and lack of communication on the process. In June 2023 they said they are waiting on their insurance claims to process to disburse refunds, but in... View More 
answered on Feb 10, 2024
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
I need to have a purchase agreement with the seller to proceed with the FSA who is giving a farm loan to purchase the land 100%.
answered on Nov 24, 2023
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
Nursery is on agriculture land and AU zoning
answered on Sep 25, 2023
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
This camera send notifications to his phone whenever the sensor is activated. In midst of an altercation with him he admitted to placing that camera there specifically for me even though there are many people who work in that office I just happen to work alone on night shift. He has stooped as low... View More
answered on Apr 13, 2022
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.
answered on Nov 19, 2021
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
Can I be charged?
answered on Oct 12, 2021
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 work at a pet boarding facility, and in the state of Florida, owners are required to have their dogs up to date on their rabies vaccine. My boss told me to accept a dog that is out of date on his rabies vaccine..
answered on Feb 27, 2021
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.
answered on Aug 26, 2020
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.
We have just brought a house in a HOA governed community in Tampa, Florida. We have a 2000 sqf backyard and have planted some Florida approved fruit trees like mango , banana as we wanted home grown food and for religious practices. We got a letter from HOA that we are not allowed to plant fruit... View More
answered on Jul 27, 2020
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
This is an agriculture business, one of my employees was demanding a raise or he was quiting and having another employee fired or else he was quiting, which neither happened. At the same time he had his car repossessed and was blaming it on the fact that the company doesn't pay him enough (he... View More
answered on Jun 17, 2020
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
I work on a horse ranch. Today I woke up to a sign stating that if things aren't done properly. My pay will be docked. This raised a lot of red flags for me. (Is this legal, how much money is going to be taken off my check.)
answered on Apr 23, 2020
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
I want to buy a puppy but breeder wants to give to me at 5 weeks old . Is this legal? I tho they need to wait 8 weeks .
answered on Apr 11, 2020
This section of this site is for questions concerning Florida law. Ask your question in Justia > Ask a Lawyer > Kentucky.
I boarded dogs at a kennel. After 5 months of payments the owner offered me a part-time job. It progressed from a 3-4 hour morning/evening to 24 hours (10 hrs in the kennel & 14 hrs in their home taking care of their 8 pets) over 3, 5, 7, or 10 day periods. On lunch, I was required to answer... View More
answered on Jun 10, 2019
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.
We are in a county that is extremely difficult to work with and they have said that if we use our barn for anything other than personal use they will revoke the building permit that we used to build our barn because it was permitted with an agricultural exemption that said it was for personal use... View More
answered on May 25, 2018
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
Of test to landlord legally? Or should he perform his own testing since I paid for the original test.my Dr advised me not to live there since I have lupus and my hives and swelling are severe. I just want to be released from the lease agreement.
answered on Nov 27, 2017
Best advice is that you need to consult with a tenant attorney ASAP. There is a way to get out of a lease, but you must follow the proper steps and set it up correctly. You need hands on legal advice not a blurb from this site.
Good luck,
A while back my husband got struck by lightening on the job along with 3 other people on a field. the dairy gave him workers comp. But just yesterday he found out not even by his boss but by an ex-employee he was fired; due to getting contractors to do their job. My Husband worked on the fence... View More
answered on Jul 18, 2017
Contact a member of the Fla Justice Assn that handles comp--they give free consults. Your husband needs to find out when he can go to a doctor of his own choosing. Generally that's all your husband will get.
Florida: My mother has 4 horses, and financially she is suffereing. She works 2 jobs and still cannot pay her bills, utilities are cut off every other month and I'm having to pay them for her. I know if she got rid of her horses, or at least 3 of them, she would be fine, but she refuses to do... View More
answered on Nov 18, 2016
No, unless you can persuade a court that she is mentally incompetent, you cannot second-guess her financial decisions. You indicate that you are "having" to pay her bills. Actually that is not correct. Legally, you have no obligation to pay her bills.
Branches from my tree cross over my property line onto next yard about 15feet in the air, not touching any structure. Am I in violation of any laws?
answered on Apr 1, 2015
Cases vary depending upon the facts of the case and the ability of the parties to a case to resolve the specific issues established in the pleadings of the case. Mediation is mandatory, usually, and a complete settlement can be reached in a vast majority of cases filed. In order to know the law on... View More
answered on Aug 4, 2015
I doubt it, and what would you do with a yes or no answer, anyway?
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