Trenam Law is pleased to announce shareholder Robert G. Stern has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Investment Council of Tampa Bay. He will serve as Secretary. Formed in 1982, the Real Estate Investment Council (“REIC”) is an organization of Tampa Bay professionals that share…
As the real estate market braces for the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Rob Stern provided insight on how landlords and lenders may fair in a June 17, 2020 article by Tampa Bay Times. Governor DeSantis extended his April 2 moratorium on evictions twice, which means it will end…
Originally published by the Business Observer on April 3, 2020. EYE: Pandemic response As landlords, their tenants and lenders alike along across the region face an uncertain future replete with barren storefronts, incomplete build outs and looming mortgage payments, experts advise patience, careful consideration of relationships and, above all, communication….
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that twenty of its attorneys have been listed as Top Lawyers 2020 by Tampa Magazine. Earlier in the year, Tampa Magazine mailed close to 11,000 surveys to Florida Bar attorneys in Hillsborough County. During the peer nomination process, attorneys were asked to vote for…
As more and more Americans are being forced to stay indoors (and out of work) due to COVID-19, the federal government has started creating new programs designed to protect both the owners of multifamily properties and the renters who rent from them. On March 23, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance…
Originally published by the Tampa Bay Times on March 19, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Florida’s real estate and construction industry with the destructive force of a hurricane, except maybe worse, because hurricanes usually strike only part of the state. That’s the observation of veteran Tampa attorney Robert Stern,…
Florida is the only state in the country that imposes a comprehensive sales tax on commercial real estate leases. The state’s Department of Revenue estimated that at least 150,000 businesses collectively paid almost $2 billion in commercial lease taxes in 2018. After prior failed attempts, the Florida legislature has been…
Firm Ranked in 25 Practice Areas in Tampa Bay Region Trenam Law is pleased to announce that the firm received 22 top-tier rankings in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firm” rankings in the Tampa and St. Petersburg metropolitan regions. Overall, Trenam Law received 29…
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Marissa Elordi and Dakota Woll have joined the firm. They both previously served as Summer Associates at the firm while completing law school. Elordi is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Group. She is resident in the firm’s Tampa office. Elordi received a…
Two Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that forty-six of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Additionally, two attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in their particular specialty and region, they…
