Witnesses No Longer Required for Florida Leases

By Julia Thomas | July 10, 2020

Before July 1, 2020, Section 689.01, Florida Statutes required that all leases with a term of longer than one year had to be signed in the presence of two witnesses. This requirement applied to both residential and commercial leases. On June 27, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 469, which removed  the “two subscribing witnesses”…

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Daryl Krauza Comments on Estate of William C. English

By Julia Thomas | July 7, 2020

Hospital’s Mistake Causes It to Lose Claim Filed Against Estate An unusual probate case that resulted in a hospital being unable to collect on a bill shows the importance of proper training for collections employees and in following the right procedures for alerting estates to claims, according to Dean Mead attorney Daryl J. Krauza. The…

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COVID-19 Impacts on Florida May Tax Revenues

By Julia Thomas | June 26, 2020
State and Local Florida Taxation News

Florida’s general revenue fund is the main source of discretionary funding for the State. This January, the State’s economists estimated that the State would receive $36.2B in general revenue during the State’s fiscal year: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020. Of that amount, approximately $12.5B (34.5%) was expected to be received in March through…

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Florida Trend Recognizes 10 Attorneys as ‘Legal Elite’

By Julia Thomas | June 22, 2020

Ten attorneys have been recognized among Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2020. The list includes four of the firm’s shareholders who are members of the distinguished Hall of Fame. Darryl M. Bloodworth, Lauren Y. Detzel, Peter M. Dunbar and Mark E. Holcomb have consistently earned high rankings from their peers in the annual Legal Elite…

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Dean Mead Grows Tax Department with the Addition of Amanda Govin

By Julia Thomas | June 22, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dean Mead announces the addition of associate Amanda Govin, who joins the Tax practice group in the firm’s Orlando office. Govin will focus on assisting clients with tax planning issues, and working on matters involving all types of business entities, such as LLCs, S and C corporations, and partnerships, and also not-for-profit organizations….

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Initial Details Released on COVID-19 Impacts to Florida Tax Revenues

By Julia Thomas | May 27, 2020
State and Local Florida Taxation News

Florida’s general revenue fund is the main source of discretionary funding for the State.  This January, the State’s economists estimated that the State would receive $36.2B in general revenue during the State’s fiscal year July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020. Of that amount, approximately $12.5B (34.5%) was expected to be received in March through…

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