With over 25 years of legal experience in the Miami area, Mr. Russo* has been involved in a vast array of cases involving real estate contracts, title defects, boundary disputes, collections, judgment enforcements, landlord-tenant disputes, liens, mortgages, fraud, foreclosures, and bankruptcies.
Real Estate Litigation
- Boundary disputes.
- Title Defects.
- Quiet Title Actions.
- Title Insurance Claims.
- Improper liens and lis pendens.
- Commission claims.
- Wrongful possession.
- Equitable Claims.
- Contract disputes.
- Partition Actions.
- Deposits recovered.
- Specific performance.
Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Residential.
- Commercial.
- Trailer Park evictions.
- Wrongful eviction suits.
- Claims for rent.
- Claims for damages.
- Deposit claims.
Commercial Litigation
- Breach of contract actions.
- Mortgage Foreclosures.
- Secured property recovered.
- Vehicle repossessions.
- Trailer home repossessions.
- Promissory Note enforcement.
Bankruptcy
- Stop creditors from garnishing your bank accounts.
- Stop foreclosures and repossessions.
- Secured and unsecured creditor claims, all chapters.
- Motions for relief from stay, all chapters.
- Personal bankruptcy, Chapter 7, 11, 13.
- Corporate bankruptcy, Chapter 7.
Asset Protection
- Creation of Trusts.
- Advice on asset holdings and transfers.
- Corporations as protection.
- Maximizing state exemptions from execution.
Collections
- Judgments collected.
- Commercial accounts collected.
- Out-of-state judgments domesticated and enforced.
- Foreign judgments domesticated and enforced.
- Repossession of secured assets.
- Promissory notes enforced.
- Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Acrt violations.
County Tax Reduction
- Homestead property taxes reduced.
- Investment property taxes reduced.
- Commercial property taxes reduced.
- Tangible property taxes reduced.
Municipal Lien/Code Violations Mitigated
- County code violation fines challenged, reduced, eliminated.
- City code violation fines challenged, reduced, eliminated.
- Unsafe structure orders challenged.
Mortgage Fraud
- Misleading and fraudulent practices.
- Breached loan agreements.
- Improper and excessive rate changes.
- Fraudulently obtained mortgages.
Appeals
- Real estate issues.
- Commercial law issues.
- Bankruptcy issues.
Real Estate Closings/Loan Closings
- Residential and commercial.
- Buyers, sellers and lenders.