A property dispute can tie up one of your biggest assets for months. The Elliot Legal Group handles boundary, title, deposit and lease disputes for Fort Lauderdale property owners, from the first demand letter through settlement or trial.
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.
Property owners, landlords, business tenants, developers, and buyers or sellers stuck in a dispute that's holding up a sale, a lease, or a project. We handle matters with real financial stakes, identified opposing parties and decision-makers authorized to hire counsel. We do not handle residential tenant defense.
Purchase contract disputes. When a Florida purchase falls apart, the dispute usually turns on the contract's deadlines, the notices each side sent, the default clause and who holds the deposit. The firm represents buyers and sellers in purchase and sale disputes, including deposit and escrow disputes and claims to enforce a contract. Read what to do when a seller won't release your deposit.
Where cases are filed. The firm works from one office in Fort Lauderdale and appears in Broward (Seventeenth Judicial Circuit), Miami-Dade (Eleventh) and Palm Beach (Fifteenth) county and circuit courts. Where a case is filed depends on the claim, where the property is located and any venue clause in the contract.
You will always know what stage your matter is at, and what happens next.
Before your first call, have ready: the contract and every addendum; the deposit receipt and the escrow holder's name; every notice sent or received, with dates; any title commitment, survey or inspection report; the names of every person and company involved, for the conflict check; and any lawsuit papers with the date you received them. Do not send these through the website.
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.
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Disputes between buyers and sellers of Florida property over cancellation rights, contract deadlines and notices, deposits held in escrow, failures to close and requests to enforce the contract. The attorney decides whether the firm can accept a particular matter after the conflict check.
Yes. The firm works from its one office in Fort Lauderdale and appears in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach county and circuit courts. Where a case is filed depends on the claim, where the property is located and any venue clause in the contract.
No. Many resolve through negotiation or mediation, and many Florida purchase contracts require mediation before a lawsuit. When a court order is needed, for example to release a deposit or clear title, the attorney explains the options and likely cost first.
Yes. The firm represents landlords and property owners in commercial lease defaults and evictions, and business tenants in commercial lease disputes. It does not handle residential tenant defense.
That depends on the purchase contract, the reason the closing did not occur, compliance with notice and termination requirements, and the process governing the escrow holder. A canceled closing does not automatically require return of the deposit. The attorney can assess the contract, communications and available dispute procedures.
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.
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