• Tangible Personal Property Taxes: tangible personal property taxes accrue as of January 1 of tax year, as opposed to November 1, when taxes are first payable – Blue Heron Beach Resort Developer, LLC v. Branch Banking and Trust Co., No. 6:13-cv-372-Orl-36TBS (M.D. Fla. June 12, 2014) (granting in part and denying in part motions for summary judgment)
  • Bankruptcy/Lien Stripping: in chapter 20 case (chapter 13 filed shortly after chapter 7), debtor may strip off wholly unsecured mortgage on principal residence through §506(a) valuation determining creditor does not hold secured claim followed by §1322(b)(2) modification of creditor’s rights to avoid lien creditor otherwise entitled to under non-bankruptcy law, without regard to §1325(a)(5) or Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 – Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Scantling, No. 13-10558 (11th Cir. June 18, 2014) (affirming bankruptcy court’s decision)
  • County Ordinance/Due Process/Statute of Limitations: property owner’s §1983 claim based upon injury allegedly suffered under ordinance that owner claimed facially violated substantive due process because it required owners of land encroaching on highway to deed part of land to county as condition to receiving development permit was barred by 4-year statute of limitations that accrued on date ordinance enacted - Hillcrest Prop., LLC v. Pasco County, No. 13-12383 (11th Cir. June 18, 2014) (vacating and remanding) [Kudos to CFJB attorneys Donald Hemke and Ray Allen, who represent Pasco County in this matter!]