CBS Miami has turned to The Pregen Firm repeatedly for expert commentary on South Florida's most pressing property rights, code enforcement, and municipal disputes.
Attorney Ari Pregen was quoted by CBS News Miami after analyzing the legal battle at Town Park Village, where at least 14 shareholders face ejectment proceedings. Pregen identified the critical distinction between eviction and ejectment under Florida law — and why that difference puts residents at risk of losing everything, including their equity.
Read on CBS Miami“Florida law does not permit shareholders to be evicted — but they can be ejected. The distinction is everything. Ejection means losing your home and every dollar you put into it.”
Ari Pregen — CBS Miami
The Pregen Firm weighed in on a deeply personal municipal failure — a clerical error that prevented a widow from being buried beside her husband in a Fort Lauderdale cemetery, and the city's response to the resulting public outcry.
Read on CBS MiamiHomeowners in Miami Gardens challenged the city's authority to levy fines over swale maintenance — a strip of land many didn't know they were responsible for. The Pregen Firm provided legal context on the limits of municipal enforcement power.
Read on CBS MiamiAn elderly South Florida couple found themselves facing over a third of a million dollars in accumulated code violation fines. The Pregen Firm commented on how municipal fine structures can compound into life-altering liability — and what property owners can do.
Read on CBS MiamiA follow-up to the Lauderdale Lakes code enforcement story: commissioners walked out of a session that would have brought relief to property owners crushed by six-figure fines. The Pregen Firm provided ongoing legal commentary as the story developed.
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