Do I Need A Lawyer To Establish An LLC In Florida?
Video Summary
Do I need a lawyer to establish an LLC in Florida? The answer to that is no.
You can go on the Secretary State’s website and it’s very easy to establish an LLC. However, the problem with that is once that you establish it, who is the owner of this LLC, what you need to go along with your LLC is what they call an operating agreement, which sets forth who the members are and their particular percentage interest. It’s analogous to having a corporation and you don’t have any shareholders, so who owns the corporation? So it’s easy enough to set one up. However, who owns it once you have it established, who are the members, and so that’s where you do need a lawyer to set up an operating agreement designating who are the members, which is the membership interest in the LLC.
So if you would like me to set up an LLC or prepare an operating agreement for you, give me a call at (727) 847-2288. Thank you.
- Published in LLC's and Corporations, Videos
After A Notice Of Comencement Is Signed Can You Change Contractors?
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After a Notice of Commencement has been signed, can you change your contractor? The answer is yes; however, it is circumstances surrounding changing your contractor is what’s critical.
If you change it before you go in to get your building permits, or while you’re getting building permits under a different contractor, well then you will simply prepare an Amended Notice of Commencement before you ever start work. If however you terminate your contractor, well then you’ve got to through a termination process as far as terminating the contractor and simply filing an amendment as your Notice of Commencement is concerned. So yes, you can. It is somewhat difficult to do. And usually involves discharging a contractor and then filing a Notice of Recommencement under a – filing a Notice of Recommencement to start your work. So I guess the best way to say this you can, but you need to do it very carefully, and what the circumstances would be. So if you have any questions about your Notice of Commencement well give me a call at 727-847-2288.
- Published in Real Estate, Videos
Am I Required To Allow Unattended Access Inside My Home To A Contractor?
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Am I required to allowed unattended access inside my home by my contractor? The answer to the question is no; however, you need to look at the consequences and are you there, or someone there at every day to provide him access.
Because your contractor’s gonna want to be able to get in there and get the job done. And so he’s not gonna want to have to wait until you’re at home or whatever. Of course, if you have a contractor that hadn’t shown up, and he wants to show up every three of four weeks, well it sounds like you need to get rid of your contractor and get someone else. But you could probably write into the contract that says that he is – that you will be available or negotiate that on the front end. And particularly if you’re doing a remodeling and you’re living there in your home, the answer to the question is no.
However, it may impeded the progress of your job. But my experience says, well, that hadn’t been a problem you being there to allow him access, it’s been a problem of him not showing up, and then him wanting to show up whenever he wants to and then complain that he couldn’t get in to do the work. So it sounds like a problem between the owner and the contractor, and sounds we need to get a new contractor and go through that process rather than talking about access to the home.
So if you have any questions about your construction contract and your contractor, well give me a call at 727-847-2288.
- Published in Real Estate, Videos

