Buying or selling commercial property in Fort Lauderdale? The Elliot Legal Group represents buyers, sellers and investors in purchase agreements, due diligence, financing documents and closings. From its Fort Lauderdale office, the firm serves Broward County and handles matters in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
Need help with something else?
If your matter is not listed here, ask — the boundaries are rarely as clean as a list suggests.
What working with the firm involves, and what you can expect from us.
Buyers, sellers and investors in Fort Lauderdale and South Florida commercial real estate, including owners holding property through an entity. If a deposit, title or closing dispute has already started, see real estate litigation and common causes of commercial real estate litigation. The firm does not handle residential tenant defense.
What to have ready: the letter of intent or purchase contract, key transaction dates, title commitment and survey if available, financing requirements and, for occupied property, the complete leases, amendments and rent roll. The review scope depends on the transaction and the agreed engagement.
Request an Initial Case Assessment: a 20-minute call with Jenny Elliot, who is not an attorney, about firm fit, conflicts and next steps. It does not include legal advice or document review. The attorney reviews documents only after the engagement agreement is signed and payment is received.
You will always know what stage your matter is at, and what happens next.
Inspection period. The purchase contract sets it. Calendar the inspection, financing and closing deadlines the day the contract is signed.
Rent prorations. Florida repealed the state sales tax and surtax on commercial rent for occupancy periods beginning on or after October 1, 2025. Rent for periods through September 2025 remains taxable even if paid later (TIP 25A01-04). This can matter when rent is prorated at closing.
Occupied-property document checklist. For organizing documents only. Which items apply, and what they mean for your deal, is the attorney’s call after engagement.
Commercial tenant estoppel certificates and SNDAs come from contract and lender practice, not a Florida statute. They are different from association estoppel certificates under sections 718.116(8) and 720.30851, Florida Statutes.
The firm serves clients from its Fort Lauderdale office. Consultations are available by phone, by video, or in person. We appear in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach courts.
Don’t find answer for your questions? Write to us!
Due diligence usually covers the title commitment and its exceptions, the survey, zoning and permitted use, environmental and property-condition reports, existing leases and service contracts, and the seller's entity and signing authority. The purchase contract sets the inspection period and what the buyer can do if a problem turns up.
Deposit, title and closing disputes are handled by the firm's real estate litigation practice, so the matter stays with the same attorney. The attorney reviews the contract, deadlines and any notices sent before recommending a next step.
It depends on what your contract allows. Common paths are renegotiating price, requiring the seller to cure before closing, holding funds in escrow, or terminating within the inspection period. This is why the diligence window and termination rights matter more in commercial deals than almost any other term.
The firm considers these matters for buyers and investors, subject to a conflict check, a review of the deal and a signed engagement. Tenant leases, estoppel certificates and SNDAs are reviewed as part of diligence.
It is a written statement addressing specified facts about a lease, often requested in a sale or financing. It may address rent, deposits, amendments or claimed defaults. Compare it with the lease and amendments and resolve discrepancies before relying on it. Its effect depends on the document's language, the lease and applicable law.
Whether you have a legal question, need to schedule a consultation, or want to learn more about how we can help, we respond quickly and clearly.
Nothing on this form creates an attorney-client relationship. Do not send confidential information until an engagement is signed.
.svg){kind=logo}
.svg){kind=logo}
