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Michelle Antoinette Smith
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Education
- Florida State University College of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Law Review
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Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar # 881236
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 881236
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Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Abuse
Additional Practice Area
- Civil Litigation
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- Q. Am I to assume a debt of $54k for solar panels that were not disclosed when I put an offer on the property?
- A: The solar panels constitute a lien on the property that should have been disclosed up front or showed up on the title/lien search. Your realtor should have put this provison in Section 20 of your contract: "seller shall close out any open, expired ,cancelled or revoked permits and satisfy any open liens and/or cited code violations prior to closing." The lien for panels is the Seller's obligation and you should not be forced to take over payments for the solar panels, since you never signed a contract with the solar company. The balance owed for the panels should be paid off from the Seller's proceeds and should have been initially factored into the purchase price by ... Read More
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