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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I will keep a lookout Marty. There is a case on a commercial lease on waiver of jury trial but I am with you on a residential lease. Treena Kaye and I beat
the Sanford Housing Authority on this issue when they put a jury trial waiver in their lease sometime around 1999 and the housing authority tried to use that case against us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Leonard P. Cabral, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>Martin Lawyer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 04, 2015 5:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Eviction - Jury trial - Condo rental Landlord/Tenant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E">John McMillan’s leases, for many years, have the tenant waive entitlement to jury trial. I’m waiting for the right case to challenge this.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"TypoUpright BT";color:#000F2E"> Marty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E"> C. Martin (Marty) Lawyer, III</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000F2E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leonard Cabral<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 04 February, 2015 16:56<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Pat@hoganlegalservices.com">Pat@hoganlegalservices.com</a>; RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Eviction - Jury trial - Condo rental Landlord/Tenant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">It is my understanding that a jury trial is available to a tenant in an eviction. I don’t think it matters where the rental is. Article I, Section 22 of the Florida Constitution provides that
the "right to trial by jury shall be secure and remain inviolate."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">For a full legal analysis see
<i>Baldwin Sod Farms, Inc. v. Corrigan</i>, 746 So.2d 1198 (Fla. App., 1999) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Leonard P. Cabral, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Leonardcabral@lenslaw.com">Leonardcabral@lenslaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:Pat@hoganlegalservices.com">Pat@hoganlegalservices.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 04, 2015 4:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Landlord Tenant Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] Eviction - Jury trial - Condo rental Landlord/Tenant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Assuming no provision in a rental agreement, is there any prohibition (in the condo statute OR a typical set of docs filed) that prohibits a condo tenant from requesting a jury trial in eviction defense??? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Patrick T. Hogan, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hogan Legal Services, P.A.<o:p></o:p></p>
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