Alan E. Tannenbaum Law Blog

Often with disputes with contractors that go to court, securing a positive net result for an owner is highly dependent on securing an award of attorney's fees and costs as part of the judgment.  Having a properly worded prevailing party attorney's fee clause in the contract is essential.  Two recent Florida decisions spotlight parties who were left holding the bag because the attorney's fee clauses in their contracts did not pass muster.... Read More

The quality of a repair project is primarily a function of the quality of the particular superintendent and subcontractors who show up to perform the work.  There are top tier superintendents and subcontractors; and there are those not as skilled nor diligent.  Here is a way for an owner to control the variable of who shows up for their job.... Read More

Over the last three and a half years our firm has represented over 350 investors from 40 states victimized in Florida flipping deals gone bad and in the process worked out more than 200 toxic mortgages for these individual investors.  What happened?... Read More