[RPPTL LandTen] Public Harm? UPL?

Tue Jan 17 11:47:23 PST 2012

The whole UPL, Supreme Court Approved forms and document preparing company baloney should be revisited.

Thousands of cases are filed improperly due to the "advice" or lack thereof given by these people hurting the public, hurting the attorneys and burdening the court system with cases that must be dismissed and refilled.

The Florida Bar did a great disservice to the Bar members when it basically created quasi wannabe lawyers hurting the small practitioner especially.

On occasion I call these document preparers using *67 posing as a landlord and ask them all kinds of legal questions and they all blurt out their advice without fail. I don’t bother filing a UPL complaint that will simply result in a letter from the Bar and a Cease and Desist a year later.

The only way to stop it is to not allow it anymore and have the owner or agent sign an affidavit with each filing stating that  they prepared the documents themselves and did not receive any assistance by anyone other than an attorney.

Not only are these document preparer preparing and advising BUT they also are Process Servers in many case who have a direct interest in the outcome of the litigation and have an incentive to NOT serve the Summons and Complaint properly. 

Harry 

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HEIST, WEISSE, DAVIS & WOLK P.A.
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FAX: 1 800 367 9038
"Serving the Property Management Professional"
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From: landten-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org] On Behalf Of Adrienne F. Promoff
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:27 PM
To: RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee
Subject: Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Public Harm? UPL?

Hi-I forwarded it to the UPL division- Fla Bar- for their review.

Adrienne

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Harry Heist 
Sent: Jan 16, 2012 11:25 AM 
To: 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee' 
Subject: Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Public Harm? UPL? 

I had to share this classic with the group.  Thank you Florida Bar for creating these forms and thank you Supreme Court for allowing this to occur in Florida. Outrageous.     http://www.throwemout.com/

His Three Day Notice is not even correct nor is it the Supreme Court form.  No spot for the County.  

He is claiming that he does not provide legal advice but there is legal advice right in the site itself.

I guess you can give "Legal Advice" but as long as you say "This is not Legal Advice" it is no longer legal advice.  http://www.throwemout.com/how-it-works/faq

Harry

LAW OFFICES OF 
HEIST, WEISSE, DAVIS & WOLK P.A.
PH: 1 800 253 8428
FAX: 1 800 367 9038
"Serving the Property Management Professional"
Website:  www.evict.com <http://www.evict.com/>  
Email: harry at evict.com

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