Steven H Meyer, PA

10/25/2024

All corporations, LLCs (limited liability companies) and similar entities are required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information form with the United States Treasury Department by the end of 2024. This is a new requirement under a law called the Corporate Transparency Act. The law is intended to fight money laundering by making all companies identify who the real owners of the company are. If this information is not provided by the end of the year, then the government may impose a fee of $500 or more on the company.

Most company owners don't know about this requirement. While it's free to file the information, our firm would be happy to assist any business owner who would like some assistance. We're charging a flat fee of $69, and this also includes a ten minute free consultation on any other legal matter that you'd like to discuss.

Please give us a call at (407) 289-0803 if you'd like to discuss it.

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06/10/2023

Recently, a Judge ordered the Villages of Palm Beach Lakes Property Owners' Association in West Palm Beach to pay the attorney's fees incurred by sixteen owners at The Sterling Villages in defending lawsuits the Villages filed in court. The Villages filed lawsuits against all 16 owners claiming they owed assessments that hadn't been paid in the years 2010 through 2014. The Villages later decided that did not have a valid legal claim against these people, and voluntarily withdrew the cases from court. This meant that the owners are the "prevailing parties" in the lawsuits, and the Villages of Palm Beach Lakes must reimburse the owners they sued for all of their attorney's fees and costs incurred in defending those cases.

Unfortunately, all of the owners in the Villages, in communities such as Bear Island, Bear Lakes Estates, Bear Lake Country Club, Stamford, Avondale, Milano, Paradise Cove, Whitehall, Sandalwood Lakes, Normandy Village, Saratoga Bay, Saratoga Pointe, Brittany Village, Paradise Cove, the Cascades, Heritage Village, Regents Place and Waterside, will be paying the tab through their assessments.

06/07/2022

After our trial victory last week, the Villages of Palm Beach Lakes Property Owners' Association in West Palm Beach voluntarily withdrew from court another six cases against condominium owners in The Sterling. Now the Villages must reimburse the owners they sued for all of their attorney's fees and costs incurred in defending those cases. This makes 11 straight cases we've won against the Villages, in which it filed a case to collect assessments it claimed were owed, recovered nothing, and now must pay the attorney's fees for the people they sued. Unfortunately, all of the owners in the Villages, in communities such as Bear Island, Bear Lakes Estates, Bear Lake Country Club, Stamford, Avondale, Milano, Paradise Cove, Whitehall, Sandalwood Lakes, Normandy Village, Saratoga Bay, Saratoga Pointe, Brittany Village, Paradise Cove, the Cascades, Heritage Village, Regents Place and Waterside, will be paying the bill.

05/28/2022

Our firm won a trial this week in which we represented a homeowner who was being sued by the Villages of Palm Beach Lakes Property Owners' Association in West Palm Beach. Now the Villages must reimburse the owner for all of his attorney's fees and costs incurred in defending that case. This is the fifth straight case we've won against the Villages, in which it filed a case, lost, and now must pay the attorney's fees for the person it sued. Unfortunately, all of the owners in the Villages, in communities such as Bear Island, Bear Lakes Estates, Bear Lake Country Club, Stamford, Avondale, Milano, Ponte Verde, Whitehall, Sandalwood Lakes, Normandy Village, Saratoga Bay, Saratoga Pointe, Brittany Village, Paradise Cove, the Cascades, Heritage Village, Regents Place and Waterside, must foot the bill.

11/12/2021

Our law firm filed a new case today in Osceola County on behalf of a young woman who was injured when a car coming in the opposite direction illegally crossed a double yellow line to pass a truck and struck her head on. Despite the clear fault of the other driver, his insurance company would not settle the case for a fair amount.

07/03/2021

If a person has had a bad experience with debt settlement companies, our office would like to speak with them.

Many debt settlement companies require ask a client to stop paying their credit cards and instead make one monthly payment to the debt settlement company. The company is then supposed to use these funds to make payments to the person's credit cards.

Sometimes, most of the money actually goes to the debt settlement company for its fee. We like to speak with people who have experienced this type of issue.

Our office number is (407) 289-0803.

05/06/2021

The Florida Legislature passed a law that will significantly change auto insurance laws in Florida. The law will take effect on January 1, 2022.

Right now, Florida law requires all automobile insurance policies to provide Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage. This coverage pays a portion of a person's medical bills and lost wages if they are injured in a car crash. In other words, a person's own insurance policy is responsible for paying the first portion of their medical bills and lost wages, irrespective of fault. If another person is at fault in causing a crash, the insurance company for the person who was not at fault still has to pay the first portion of that person's medical bills and lost wages.

Right now, Florida does not require most drivers to have "Bodily Injury" coverage, which is the type of coverage that pays a person for their injuries, as well as their pain and suffering. If a driver is at fault and does not have Bodily Injury coverage, then often the person whom they injure cannot collect anything. They can only get some of their medical bills paid through the PIP coverage on their own insurance policy.

Our office has investigated many crashes in which there was just no insurance coverage available at all, and the injured person got nothing.

Effective January 1, 2022, this will change. Florida will require all drivers to have Bodily Injury coverage of at least $25,000. This means that if a person is injured in a crash and they were not at fault, there will be at least $25,000 in insurance coverage to pay for their injuries. This is not to say that everyone injured will be entitled to receive $25,000. It just means that they will be able to make a claim and receive something.

At the same time, the PIP coverage will no longer be mandatory. This means that if a person is injured in a crash and has no health insurance, it will be much more difficult to have any medical treatment at all.

These changes will be significant and will affect every driver in Florida. There is a difference of opinion as to whether they will cause auto insurance rates to decrease or increase. Time will tell.

04/30/2021

How long a person who has filed for bankruptcy in the past wait before being eligible to file for bankruptcy again? Most people file what are called "Chapter 7" bankruptcy cases. If a person completed a Chapter 7 case and the Court discharged (wiped out) the debts, he or she can file another Chapter 7 case after 8 years. However, if a person previously filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, he or she can file another Chapter 13 case or a Chapter 7 case in a shorter time frame. It can bet complicated, and our office is happy to answer any questions.

02/26/2021

Our law firm filed a new case today in Volusia County on behalf of the family of a young man on a motorcycle who was tragically killed when he was struck by a pickup truck. The pickup driver was crossing six lanes of traffic (three in each direction) at an uncontrolled intersection, and he failed to yield the right of way to the young man on the motorcycle.

02/19/2021

https://www.businessinsider.com/car-accident-what-do-i-do-2019-3?fbclid=IwAR1tR76kM1e1VgvHKzTEpNfIUogLnEMV6GxkFiKhzOhSyzyMIvkhpfiE0Cw

Odds are you'll experience at least one car accident. Here's what you should do if it happens to you.

01/03/2021

Recently, our firm obtained a great result in an insurance arbitration case. The case arose from an auto accident, but because of an unusual issue, we were able to have the case decided in an arbitration rather than a trial. There was a $100,000 insurance policy issued by State Farm Insurance. State Farm offered our client zero. After a hard fought arbitration hearing, conducted by Zoom, the arbitrator awarded our client $90,000.

06/05/2020

Timeshares can be an expensive proposition. The fees increase every year, and owners often have difficulty booking reservations. Once you own a timeshare, you are bound to pay the fees every year. Trying to sell the timeshare privately usually won't bring a very high price. There have been many lawsuits in which owners claimed that the salesperson made blatantly false statements during a high pressure sales presentation. With the help of a good attorney, many owners have been successful in getting the timeshare company to cancel the contract and give the owner some of his or her money back.