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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 just had a similar situation (about ½ an hour ago, as a matter of fact) wherein a client had contracted with a builder to build a house (about 2 weeks ago)..and then the builder (last week) approached him to do a joint venture to build another spec house…..I begged off the JV deal altogether, wanting to only represent my client in the building of his own house in order to avoid the potential conflict down the road which would cause me to have to recuse myself from representing either party in case anything could be construed as doing work for the JV. The client wasn’t happy but even the potential of a conflict of interest had me beg off the additional work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Manuel Farach<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2015 2:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] corp lessee for residential unit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>That’s a tough one. I suggest you enter into a written engagement agreement with your client and his partner which states that you have represented your client in the past and intend to represent your client in the future, that you are representing the two of them only for the purpose of this one particular venture, that you have not gotten and you will receive any confidential or proprietary information of the non-client. <u>Even with all of that, I still don’t think you will be able to represent your client in a direct action against the non-client arising out of the joint representation.</u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The only other way to do that is to represent your client in this transaction and let the non-client know you are representing the client throughout the transaction and have the non-client sign a letter stating you are not representing him/her (the non-client). This is awkward at best, but highlights the issue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> <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>Roland Waller<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2015 2:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] corp lessee for residential unit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Have a ethics question. I have a client who has requested that I review a lease for my client and his partner. He does not want me to be disqualified from representing him if he has problems with his partner in the future. Can I prepare an engagement letter which states my representation of the two is only for the purpose of reviewing the lease and I represent my client in all other matters in the partnership? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Will that keep me from being disqualified from representing my client in the event of litigation between the two partners? Does anyone have any suggestion on how to handle this so I am not disqualified?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank You,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>Roland "Chip" Waller, Esquire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>Waller & Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>5332 Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>New Port Richey, FL 34652<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'>Office: 727-847-2288 / Fax: 727-848-4183<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Roland.Waller@rdwaller.com">Roland.Waller@rdwaller.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=935 height=384 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0D8FE.F4F8C020"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <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>Manuel Farach<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2015 1:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] corp lessee for residential unit<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Either have the employee sign the lease individually (with the LLC to pay all monies), or better yet, have the employee acknowledge in writing that his/her tenancy is a sub-tenancy pursuant to the lease with the LLC and that he/she will abide by the lease terms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><img border=0 width=255 height=84 id=IMG1 src="cid:image002.gif@01D0D8FE.F4F8C020"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Manuel Farach / Of Counsel - Board Certified in Real Estate Law and Business Litigation by The Florida Bar</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Richman Greer P.A.<br>One Clearlake Centre<br>Suite 1504<br>250 Australian Avenue South</span><br><span style='color:black'>West Palm Beach, Florida 33401</span><br><span style='color:black'>Office: 561.803.3500</span><br><span style='color:black'>Fax: 561.820.1608</span><br><span style='color:black'>Direct: 561.803.3501</span><br><span style='color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:MFarach@richmangreer.com">MFarach@richmangreer.com</a></span><br><span style='color:black'><a href="http://richmangreer.com/uploads/vcards/VcardFarach.vcf">V-card</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.RichmanGreer.com">www.RichmanGreer.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F'>U.S. Treasury Regulation Circular 230 requires us to advise you that written communications issued by us are not intended to be and cannot be relied upon to avoid penalties that may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F'>Incoming emails are filtered which may delay receipt. 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Horky<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2015 1:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee'<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] corp lessee for residential unit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello all. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I’ve been asked by a residential landlord whether we need to amend his residential lease agreement because he will be renting a single family home to an LLC as the “lessee” but an actual employee will be living in the home. The HOA has no restrictions on corporate leases. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I’ve not dealt with this scenario before. Is there a particular addendum or different type of lease that must be used in this situation?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thank you for any insight you can provide. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=117 valign=top style='width:87.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-4.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-216.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-4.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-216.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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