Consistent with other recent legislative initiatives to address housing scarcity and affordability, the Florida Legislature recently passed the Infill Redevelopment Act.
Navigating Florida’s New Real Estate Landscape: Essential 2025 Legislative Updates for Smart Development & Property Investment
Several key bills were passed during Florida’s 2025 legislative session that pertain to the real estate industry, including those that focus on housing affordability and development regulation. Notable legislation from
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Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Speak at 38th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School
Six attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Environmental Practice will speak at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 38th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School, which will take place
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5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Florida Environmental Issues
- Uptick in Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites – This trend is evident both for impacted sites in general and for those formally in the state of Florida’s (EPA) Brownfields Program, which provides
Using Florida’s Amended Summary Judgment Standard as a Weapon to Win
The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure aim “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” For a corporate defendant, the difficulty of obtaining summary judgment
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Using Florida’s Amended Summary Judgment Standard in Litigation
“When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men’s weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped.”
Sun Tzu, Art of
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New Emergency Rule in Florida Requires Responsible Parties to Quickly Notify Public of Pollution Spills
On Sept. 26, 2016, Governor Scott ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to immediately issue an emergency rule requiring immediate notification of pollution spills to the general public, FDEP,
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Food for thought: Florida, Israel can lead the way in agtech
By 2050, the global population is expected to increase to 9 billion people — a dramatic increase of more than 35 percent. Given scarce natural resources and the uncertainties of
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Dutch Solution to Miami’s Rising Seas? Floating Islands
Those following climate change adaptation may be interested in an article that appeared on Sunday, August 24, 2014, in the Miami Herald describing a project for floating villas near Miami.
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ALJ Order Upholds Florida’s Nutrient Rules
On June 7, a Florida ALJ upheld Florida DEP’s nutrient water quality rules.
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