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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I agree with Fred about keeping Johnson v. Davis in mind and I will add that I have had a few of these termite cases. Typically, the most important resource is the previous pest control company. That company usually has records of being called out for treatment by the seller (satisfying the J v. D knowledge element) along with recommendations for further abatement (treatment, repairs), recommendations that the seller often failed to follow or disclose to your buyer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Gene</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Atwood</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Shareholder</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><img width=249 height=65 id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image008.png@01CE40E5.658ED130"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Rogers Towers, P.A. | 1301 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 1500 | Jacksonville, Florida 32207</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Direct </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>904.346.5721</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="mailto:GAtwood@rtlaw.com" title="Click to send email to Gene Atwood"><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>GAtwood@rtlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://www.RTlaw.com" title=""><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>www.rtlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Attorney</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>fred.dudley@hklaw.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ian@mkpalaw.com; clc-discussion@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] Termite Damage Expert Needed<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Remember Johnson v. Davis (Florida Supreme Court).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='margin-top:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Frederick Dudley</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> | </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#001A63'>Holland & Knight</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'><br>Board Certified Construction Lawyer<br>315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 600 | Tallahassee FL 32301<br>Phone 850.425.5668 | Fax 850.224.8832 | Cell 850.294.3471<br><a href="mailto:fred.dudley@hklaw.com"><span style='color:#002776;text-decoration:none'>fred.dudley@hklaw.com</span></a> | <a href="http://www.hklaw.com/"><span style='color:#002776;text-decoration:none'>www.hklaw.com</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#BBBBBB'>________________________________________________<br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#999999'><a href="http://www.hklaw.com/vcard.aspx?user=frdudley"><span style='color:#00A9E0;text-decoration:none'>Add to address book</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#00A9E0'> | <a href="http://www.hklaw.com/id77/biosfrdudley"><span style='color:#00A9E0;text-decoration:none'>View professional biography</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Kravitz<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Construction Law Discussion'<br><b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] Termite Damage Expert Needed</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>We have a client who purchased a residence in Miami-Dade County that is full of termite damage. Contractors have stated that the prior owners went through great effort to conceal the termite damage, not to mention lying on the seller’s disclosure. We are looking for recommendations for an expert to opine as to the lengths taken by the prior owners to conceal such damage, and whether such damage should have been discovered by the home inspection that noted some small areas of damage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian T. 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