Late yesterday, on April 29, 2020, Florida’s Governor issued his Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery in Executive Order 20-112 and clarifying FAQs, which will be effective 12:01 a.m. on May 4, 2020, until a new order is issued. To begin the slow reopening of Florida, the…
Lawyers have a saying, “Bad Facts Make Bad Law.” Recent Small Business Administration guidance regarding the Paycheck Protection Program proves it true in one more case. Even as Congress moves to approve additional funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, the SBA issued a new FAQ in response to news stories…
On April 9, 2020, Florida’s Department of Emergency Management issued a memorandum adding “essential services” for purposes of the Safer-at-Home Executive Order 20—91, which will be effective April 3 through April 30, 2020, and was recently clarified by FAQs. The memorandum expands the list of “essential services” in Florida to…
The Florida Real Estate Commission passed an emergency rule that went into effect April 9, 2020, that allows for all agent education to be provided online for the next 90 days. In the short video below, partner Thomas B. Luzier talks with Patti Ketcham, a broker/instructor based in Tallahassee and the current chair…
Yesterday afternoon I spoke with my colleague, litigation attorney Bailey S. Lowther, about the Florida Governor’s recent stay order which provides temporary foreclosure and eviction relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the short video below we discuss who it affects and how long it lasts. Williams Parker’s COVID-19 response team is continuing…