While Edward Graziano sits in jail awaiting trial on charges he tried to have his wife killed, a bank is foreclosing on his Dunedin home. ...more

November 20, 2009

He was forced to shut down his hair salon business after filing for bankruptcy protection. Creditors are still chasing after him for unpaid bills. Now the bank that holds the mortgage to the New Tampa house where he lives is foreclosing on the property. ...more

October 30, 2009

Is it true that a condominium association that has filed a lien against a unit owner for unpaid maintenance fees can expect to recoup only six months' arrearages if a bank forecloses on the unit? ...more

February 22, 2009

A Pinellas-Pasco circuit judge has replaced the receiver assigned earlier this week to oversee the downtown BayWalk entertainment complex, which is the subject of a foreclosure action. Hunter Swearingen of Ciminelli Real Estate Services is the new receiver and property manager, appointed Friday afternoon by Circuit Judge Thomas McGrady. Swearingen replaces Howard Rosenthal, the initial appointee, who on Thursday was booked at the Pinellas County Jail on a grand theft charge involving an accusation he stole nearly $171,000 from his former employer, Colliers Arnold Real Estate. ...more

January 16, 2009

The BayWalk entertainment complex in St. Petersburg is still open, but there is a question about how long it can survive. Banks holding mortgages on the property began foreclosure action in Pinellas County Circuit Court on Nov. 20. ...more

December 10, 2008

The BayWalk entertainment complex in St. Petersburg is still open, but there is a question about how long it can survive. ...more

December 9, 2008

We are a small community of 37 units with a tight budget, so our board members run things ourselves. We received a report of the changes to FS 468 Part VIII, Community Association Managers. The first sentence states, "Changes the threshold for employing a licensed Community Association Manager from 50 units to 10 units." ...more

November 30, 2008

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her. ...more

October 5, 2008

We just received a letter from our board of directors telling us it is approving a special assessment to provide for delinquent accounts that are in foreclosure and bankruptcy. Is this legal? ...more

July 3, 2008

What ethics are involved if a unit owner has decided to run for the board and has not paid maintenance on his condominium unit? Suppose he wins the election with maintenance in arrears and the voters do not know this information. Do the owners have a right to know this information? ...more

May 7, 2008