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Most of us trust our teachers to determine who should pass or fail rather than a test approved
The One Hundred Page Contract is Coming
by a bunch of politicians that I seriously doubt the majority of whom could pass the FCAT
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
themselves.
4)
Most of us would like to see the law schools shut down for a few years. If you could
All through the eighties and nine-
dendums with up to 20 ad-
do that it would reduce the number of attorneys in our country and maybe they could make
ties the standard real estate contract was two
ditional pages. In these 27
an honest living for a change without having to create cases to keep food on their respective
legal size pages. Sometimes you had an ex-
pages are all sorts of things
tables.
tra addendum page or two for a lead based
that use to be only in com-
5)
Give the courage necessary to the owners and bosses of professional sports teams
paint disclosure on older homes, but that
mercial contracts for 2
and leagues to take the necessary measures to clean up professional sports and bring the
was it, two pages. In 1989 I started training
million dollar properties.
ridiculous salaries that pro athletes make into line. Then maybe the average sports fan could
for the then niche business of US Govern-
One doosie of a
afford to take his family to attend a game or two without taking out a second mortgage on
ment foreclosures. All buyers of Hud and
clause usually buried on
his home.
VA homes, which were sold from out of
page 15 is that if there is any litigation you
6) Give our retailers and media outlets the knowledge that it is Christmas that is the focal
Washington DC. All buyers were required
agree to abide by the laws of the home state
point of our celebration on December 25th. I am a little tired of hearing “Happy Holidays”,
(actually forced) to accept and use what was
of the selling bank. If the bank is in Texas,
instead of “Merry Christmas”. If the celebration of Christ’s birthday offends someone then
considered at that time a lengthy 10 page
I guess you would have to hire a Texas
they need to get out of Dodge. We are still a Christian nation even though we don’t always
Federal contract, not the state of Florida
lawyer and travel to that state for any liti-
act like it.
contract, whether they liked it or not. Right
gation. So after years of just having a title
7)
Give my grandchildren the same sense of wonder and love that fills my heart this
up to today, I am still one of the few Real
company close a transaction with no lawyers
time of year. Let them learn at this early age how blessed it is to give and help others not as
estate professionals registered and qualified
involved, we are all confronted with having
fortunate as we are.
to handle these lengthy contracts.
to contend with numerous lengthy contracts
8)
Leave the two cats at our house something nice. We must pamper them, you know.
At this time many banks that are
from all 50 states written by slicko lawyers
9)
Give the “Top Kat” at our house, my dear Kathie, the patience to endure living with
operated from other states, are also requir-
trying to “protect their clients”. In the pro-
me another year.
ing us Florida buyers to sign contracts with
cess these banks through these addendums
10) Grant me the wisdom to keep my feet on the ground and out of my mouth next year.
lengthy addendums which essentially sign
are throwing most if not all protections our
away many of our rights. These out of state
Originally Published in December 2007
state has afforded us for many years now
Suspected Human Traffickers Caught
banks are also bringing their home states
into the garage pail. So far the board of real-
rules with them. Here in Florida it is cus-
tors has done nothing.
tomary in our standard contract that the sell-
The state officials have done noth-
inTuesday Dec. 15thCounty Sheriff s Office assisted
Citrus the Citrus County
er pays for the buyer s deed stamps, and the
ing, and I may be the only professional real
seller pays for title insurance for the buyer.
estate consultant in the state to recognize
Shortly after 1 p.m.
Not so in many other states, so their law-
this as a potentially serious problem. If we
U.S. Customs & Border Protection agents in taking seven subjects into custody on possible
yers assume that this is fine, and expect us
do not act, there is nothing preventing these
human trafficking charges.
Florida buyers to go along with this change.
same out of state lawyers bringing a stan-
U.S. Border Patrol agents were attempting to pull over a van on CR 48 just outside
What is happening is your agent will sub-
dard house contract up to literally 100 pages.
of Floral City when the subjects bailed out, heading westbound on foot.
mit a 7 page as-is Florida Far Bar contract
Darryl Diamond and “The Dia-
Three of the subjects were apprehended by agents shortly thereafter, but the Citrus
on your behalf. Before your contract is fully
mond Team” wish you all a Merry Christ-
County Sheriff s Office pursued the remaining four using its aviation unit, K-9 units and
accepted many selling banks send over ad-
mas I ll see you around “The Campus”.
road patrol deputies. One subject suffered a dog bite during apprehension, but all seven of
Sexual Battery - Continued from page 1
the subjects were taken into custody safely.
For more information about this incident, please contact Steve McDonald with the
Emergency Operations Center. Manning confirmed that the girl came into his bedroom on
U.S. Border Patrol at 813-623-5101.
Coastal
several occasions, and they had watched television together, but he denied any inappropriate
Hair Port
behavior or touching of the girl and requested an attorney, so the interview was concluded.
at Plaza 40
Manning was arrested on the charges and held without bond, as he was believed to be a
Carting
flight risk, due to statements he had made to family members, the report stated.
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