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Protecting Property & Investment Interests in Florida
When a commercial tenant stops paying and won't leave, when a survey reveals a neighbor's improvements sitting on your land, or when a property deal goes sideways, the value tied up in real estate becomes the value at risk in the dispute. At The Duarte Firm, we represent Tampa Bay landlords, tenants, property owners, and investors in real estate litigation grounded in Florida's property statutes and the realities of the local courts.
Areas of Focus:
Commercial Lease Disputes
Litigating lease breaches, common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliations, defaults, lockouts, personal guaranty enforcement, and commercial eviction under Chapter 83, Part I, for office, retail, and industrial space. We also handle interpretation fights over use restrictions, exclusivity provisions, renewal options, and assignment clauses – the details that decide whether you keep possession, recover damages, or negotiate a clean exit.
Purchase & Sale Disputes
Handling "specific performance" claims, escrow deposit disputes, and allegations of material non-disclosure or misrepresentation in transactions. Whether you are a buyer trying to force a stalled closing or a seller defending a deal that fell apart, we focus on the remedy that actually protects your position.
Title & Boundary Disputes
Resolving clouded titles, along with encroachments, easements, boundary and survey disputes, and adverse possession claims and defenses. These cases turn on the documents and the dirt – the recorded chain of title and the survey – so we build that record alongside surveyors and title professionals before we ever step into court.
Partition Actions
Representing co-owners when jointly held property reaches a stalemate, including forced sale or division, and the accounting that follows. These disputes are often a "business divorce" in real estate form, and we work to maximize each owner's recovery while resolving the deadlock cleanly.
