On November 8, 2022, Lee County held a public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending LDC Chapter 6, Building Regulations, which included changing the cumulative period for repetitive loss properties from five years to one year for purposes of the 50 percent rule calculation. Other calculations for the 50% Rule and changes to guidelines were […]
read moreHo! Ho! Ho! Gateway’s Parks & Recreation’s Winter Fest returns Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Sherman Soccer Complex. Don’t miss out on this family-friendly event! ✅Meet Santa ✅Tree Lighting Ceremony ✅Chili Cook Off ✅Food Vendors ✅Raffles Chili Cook-Off sign up here! https://fb.me/e/j1n8yWB25 Tony Pires and Woodward, Pires & […]
read moreBy Zachary W. Lombardo, Esq. When doing business in Florida, it is important to not only verify that zoning laws allow for the use you intend at the commercial property you would like to buy or lease by obtaining a Zoning Verification Letter, but it is also essential to familiarize yourself with any existing site […]
read moreAs a Florida small business owner, your commercial lease is often a major expense. Thus, it is important you can in fact conduct your business in the space you have leased. However, it may surprise you to find out that many leases contain provisions in which the landlord states that the landlord is not guaranteeing […]
read moreBy Zachary W. Lombardo, Florida Local Government Law attorney Many home improvement stores sell ready to install sheds. These sheds, because they do not require a contractor to build, may not strike you as being “buildings” such that a “building permit is required,” but in Collier County, and in many other jurisdictions, a building permit, […]
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