Millions of homeowners have signed up for a forbearance under the CARES Act, which gives homeowners with a federally-backed mortgage loan the right to obtain a temporary reduction or suspension of mortgage payments by way of a forbearance. During the
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An Opportune Time For Financial Institutions to Review Their Fair Lending Procedures
At the beginning of his term, President Biden declared that his administration would make it a policy to eliminate “racial bias and other forms of discrimination in all states of home-buying and renting.” Recently, this policy statement has manifested itself…
Moving Your Corporate Headquarters to Florida? Don’t Forget Your Business Incentives
With Florida’s pro-business climate and warm weather, the state has always been a target for corporate headquarter relocation and business expansion. Couple that with the elimination of the SALT deduction and a focus on quality of life issues in the…
Miami-Dade County to Release Finalized Plan to Address Climate Change
On April 22, 2021, Miami-Dade County released a draft Climate Action Strategy for public comment. The full draft of the report can be found here.
Miami-Dade County often finds itself at the center of the conversation of climate change and…
The Last Hurrah: Fajitas & Golf
Today I write my final blog as a Summer Associate at Bilzin Sumberg.
For the last hurrah…
City of Tomorrow
With Miami’s 125th birthday being celebrated this week, it seems only fitting that we look to the new and exciting opportunities in the Miami legal market that make it stand out from other markets in the country. Clearly Miami has…
Demystifying Legal Speak: A Drafting Seminar with Real Estate
Last Friday, the summer associates and I participated in a drafting seminar led by Real Estate Practice Group partners, Tim DeKeyser and Marty Schwartz. This seminar focused on the importance of clear and concise prose that is free of…
Continuing Competitive Streaks with Two Truths Kahoot!
If there’s one thing I’ve learned this summer, it’s that competition runs…
Watercooler Conversations in 2021
Concisely: life looks different for all of us in 2021. As past blog posts by my peers have illustrated, Bilzin Sumberg…
Bourbon by Any Other Name: Would It Taste As Sweet?
When Jessica first sent out the summer event calendar, one event in particular had me excited—bourbon tasting with the Real Estate group!
As the event approached, I could hardly keep myself from opening the three bottles of bourbons that…