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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I don’t think it will do any good. The judges do what they want. The law is pretty clear right now and the judges still set the cases for hearings. We deal with thousands of these cases a year, we file thousands of motions for the default and we find that judges who set hearings fully know the law. I personally don’t feel it will change the way these judges handle the cases. If the procedure in a proposed bill is looked upon as burdensome or complicated for the tenant, it will be fought vigorously by the attorneys who represent tenants OR the bill will get amended and you have a whole new fight and complication on your hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For the most part, unless a judge is brand new on the bench, the tenant usually is required to place the money into the registry the same day or in a few days. I don’t see the problem Carey is referring to much. They almost always do not post the rent so they get a few more free days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In order to get the LL/TEN Act changed, unless you have a completely technical unopposed change or have a legislator who is hard core into getting their bill passed as we did last year with Stargel's bill, without the lobbyists from FAR and the Florida Bar pushing the bill all I can say is good luck. Legal Services will oppose it and it will become quite a fight. I have spent thousands of volunteer hours doing all of this on behalf of the Florida Apartment Association and have fought, helped write, rewrite, get passed or amended almost all of the changes to the LL/TEN Act in the last 20 years and all I can say is that I can’t do it anymore. 20 years was enough. This was all in concert with the lobbyist Ron Book who was paid for this and he worked extremely hard fighting the battles that ensued. I don’t see the Bar or FAR doing this and taking up what will become a battle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Just a thought for the day!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: 1 800 253 8428<br>FAX: 1 800 367 9038<br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: <a href="http://www.evict.com/">www.evict.com</a> <br>Email: <a href="mailto:harry@evict.com">harry@evict.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. ALL OTHER USE, COPYING, OR DISTRIBUTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>rick.eckhard@hklaw.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] FW: N-1003 - Landlord Tenant Committee: Legislative Proposal - Landlord Tenant Committee - Evictions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon, fellow L/T Committee members,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Conrad Kahn, in his trailing email, suggests that the committee consider proposing an amendment to Florida Statutes § 83.60. As chair of the legislative subcommittee, I'd like to get a feel for committee member support for Conrad's suggestion. I'd also like to hear from those willing to work on this matter. Thank you, Rick</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-top:9.35pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=661 style='width:495.6pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:20.55pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Richard Eckhard</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> | </span><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002776'>Holland & Knight</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:20.55pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Equity Partner</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:20.55pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>100 North Tampa Street, Suite 4100 | Tampa FL 33602</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:20.55pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone 813.227.6417 | Fax 813.229.0134</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:20.55pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:rick.eckhard@hklaw.com"><span style='color:#002776;text-decoration:none'>rick.eckhard@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></td></tr><tr><td width=285 style='width:213.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 0in 0in 0in;margin-top:16.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.hklaw.com/vcard.aspx?user=Reckhard"><span style='color:#00A9E0;text-decoration:none'>Add to address book</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#999999'>|</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="http://www.hklaw.com/id77/biosReckhard"><span style='color:#00A9E0;text-decoration:none'>View professional biography</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_______________________________________________________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Conrad Kahn [<a href="mailto:conradkahn@gmail.com">mailto:conradkahn@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lloyd Granet; <a href="mailto:safrank@arnstein.com">safrank@arnstein.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> N-1003 - Landlord Tenant Committee: Legislative Proposal - Landlord Tenant Committee - Evictions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>Lloyd & Scott,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>I’m a member of the Landlord/Tenant committee for the RPPTL section of the bar. I have an idea for a legislative proposal regarding evictions and I’d like to share my idea with you and, if possible, receive some feedback if you think it is feasible or an idea worth exploring.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>In my practice, I deal with evictions often. Often, a tenant files a “Motion to Determine Rent” under Florida Statutes § 83.60 merely as a delay tactic. The hearing proceeds, and even when the tenant admits the amount of rent at the hearing, the judge nonetheless allows the tenant further time from the date of the hearing to deposit the rent into the Court. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>This whole charade by tenants circumvents the purpose of the relevant statutes in affording Landlords a quick eviction remedy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>My proposal is as follows: If a tenant wishes to file a “Motion to Determine Rent,” the Tenant must also file a verified affidavit stating what the tenant believes the rent should be, deposit <i>that</i> amount into the Court with the filing of the motion, and state the grounds for why the rent should be lower than the amount alleged in the complaint. In addition, based on the verified affidavit and motion, the Judge should be permitted to make a determination ex-parte, in Chambers without a hearing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>I truly believe this process would help ameliorate the problem of landlords face when tenants filed unwarranted “Motions to Determine Rent.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>What do you think?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Conrad Kahn Esq.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Conrad Kahn P.L.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>FBN. 104456<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>P.O. 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