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Practice Area

Florida Real Estate Law

From contract to closing - and into the courtroom when a dispute over title, ownership, or possession demands it.
Transactions and Disputes Under One Roof

Your Property, Fully Covered

Whether you are buying, selling, or defending what you already own, our firm handles every stage of the matter in-house – contract drafting and negotiation, title search and examination, title insurance, closing coordination, and post-closing recording.

That same experience carries into litigation. When a dispute arises over title, occupancy, boundaries, or co-ownership, we are prepared to pursue it in court, and to tell you honestly at the outset whether the claim is worth the cost of pursuing.

Maylene Abad has practiced Florida real estate law for over 30 years and has been a licensed broker associate for more than 25. Clients get both the legal analysis and the market perspective – how a title defect actually affects value, what a delayed closing really costs, and where a deal is likely to break down before it does.

What We Handle

Residential and Commercial Property Matters

Purchase & Sale Transactions

Contract drafting, review, and negotiation for residential and commercial property, with attention to the terms that most often cause problems at closing.

Title Services & Closing

Title search and examination, owner's and lender's title insurance, closing coordination, and post-closing document recording - managed in-house rather than referred out.

Title & Ownership Disputes

Quiet title actions, deed cancellation proceedings, boundary and easement disputes, and claims arising from defects discovered after a sale.

Possession & Co-Ownership Actions

Residential and commercial evictions, partition actions when inherited or jointly held property must be divided, and foreclosure defense.
The Advantage

Why Clients Come Back

In-House Title Work

Title services and legal counsel come from the same office, which means fewer handoffs, fewer delays, and one point of accountability from contract to keys.

Attorney and Broker Perspective

25+ years as a licensed broker associate alongside 30+ years of law practice - a commercial read on the deal, not just the paperwork.

Mediation Before Litigation

As a Florida Supreme Court-certified Circuit Court Mediator, Maylene often resolves property disputes at the table, sparing clients the cost and delay of a contested case.
Common Queries

Frequently Asked Questions

Florida does not require one, but the closing agent works for the transaction, not for you. An attorney reviews the contract before you are bound by it, examines the title for defects, and handles problems – liens, boundary discrepancies, probate issues in the chain of title – before they become your problem after closing.

It traces the recorded ownership history of the property to confirm the seller can legally convey clear title, and it surfaces anything attached to the property: mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, unpaid taxes, and open permits. Title insurance then protects against defects the search could not reveal.

A court proceeding used to resolve competing or unclear claims to ownership and establish clear title in the rightful owner. It is commonly needed after tax deed sales, inherited property with an incomplete chain of title, or a defective or fraudulent deed.

Often, yes. When co-owners – frequently siblings who inherited property together – cannot agree on whether to sell, Florida law allows any owner to file a partition action asking the court to divide or sell the property and distribute proceeds. We handle both sides of these cases.