Life Planning for Florida Baby Boomers: Active Floridians Over 50 Need to Plan for End of Life Now

Larry Tolchinsky | January 5, 2012

Last month, we posted about the reality that most folks do not have life plans in place – and this is a bad decision for them and their loved ones.  No one wants to think about a health crisis, or death, or being incapacitated for a time, but the truth is that these things happen [...]

Florida Homeowners Win One Battle in Foreclosure Fraud as Florida Appeals Court Rules In Their Favor in McLean v. J.P. Morgan Chase

Larry Tolchinsky | December 20, 2011

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals just issued an opinion that is a very big deal for Florida homeowners everywhere – but especially those who are facing foreclosure as well as those with underwater mortgages who are wondering what their future holds.  In Robert McLean v. J.P. Morgan Chase, as Trustee, Florida’s homeowners won [...]

Florida Families: As Parents Welcome Kids Back Home to Live, Conflict Between Student Loan Debt and the Kids’ Dream of Home Ownership

Larry Tolchinsky | December 13, 2011

Florida may be known as a tourist mecca, what with Miami’s metropolitan nightlife and Orlando’s Disney World, but the truth is that Florida is made up of lots and lots of families who love their Sunshine State.  We’re proud of our roots and there’s no time like the Holiday Season for families all over Florida [...]

Florida Banks Are Filing Foreclosures Again: ALERT to Florida Homeowners Facing Foreclosure – Act Now, Not Later: Get a Florida Lawyer ASAP and Advance Your Foreclosure Defenses

Larry Tolchinsky | October 19, 2011

The wait may be over: foreclosure filings in Florida are on the increase, according to two top industry watchers, and this may mean that Florida banks are gearing up to foreclose on lots of home owners who have been setting in their homes for many months, waiting for that foreclosure notice. For a long while, [...]

Miami Foreclosure Courts Tighten the Financial Belt – Judges Try to Find Frugal Ways to Keep Up with Foreclosure Filings Without Rocket Docket

Larry Tolchinsky | June 14, 2011

Around two weeks from now, on July 1, 2011, things will be very different down at the foreclosure courts for Miami-Dade County.  Seems the Great Recession has hit the judicial system here in Florida, just like everyone else, and they must make do with less funds now that the 2010 emergency funds have been tapped [...]

Will Congress Help Florida Homeowners Get Short Sales Completed To Avoid Foreclosure? Florida Realtors Ask for Fed Help

Larry Tolchinsky | May 24, 2011

Around ten days ago, a group of Florida Realtors appeared before Congress and asked for the federal government’s help for Florida homeowners to get short sales respected and accepted by banks, lenders, and financial institutions. They are a powerful voice: Florida Realtors, according to its website, are the largest trade association in Florida – having [...]

Florida Homeowners Take On the Bank’s Lawyers As Florida Bar Flooded With Lawyer Complaints

Larry Tolchinsky | May 12, 2011

Florida homeowners are not only getting mad, they’re fighting back against the evildoers who’ve misrepresented things to them, or about them.  They’re taking on the lawyers. Foreclosure Lawyers Are Being Investigated by the Florida Bar:  Massive Number of Grievances Being Filed The Florida Bar is being flooded with complaints about Florida lawyers and law firms.  [...]

Renting Is Becoming Popular in South Florida: Protect Yourself Under Florida Landlord Tenant Law

Larry | January 20, 2011

Renting your home is becoming more and more popular in South Florida, reports The Miami Herald – and the idea of leasing a house, condo, or apartment may seem smart in today’s real estate market for lots of folks.  Some may be victims of ForeclosureGate, renting homes for their families after losing their houses to [...]

Hallandale Law – We work just down the street.

Larry Tolchinsky | May 6, 2009

Hallandale Law is centrally located at the intersection of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, just minutes from the many popular business and social districts of South Florida. We have thus earned ourselves the title of South Florida Attorneys. But we believe we are so much more to our broad and diverse clientele – we are, additionally, [...]