No Ouster, No Rent: Why Co-Tenants Living Rent-Free Is Still the Rule in Florida
In a short but telling appellate decision, a Florida court reversed a trial court’s award of over $100,000 in back rent in a partition case between siblings, reaffirming a principle that’s been settled law since at least 1988: a co-tenant in possession of jointly owned property does not owe rent to the...
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Life Estate Meets Trust Conflict: Widow’s Attempted Sale Triggers Breach and Forfeiture
In Varano v. Varano, a Florida appellate court confronted a probate and real estate conflict packed with issues of authority and fiduciary missteps: a widow holding a life estate in property attempted to sell it —even though the remainder interest was held in trust, and the deed was not a Lady...
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