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February 2020
February 2020 BW PGA C.A.N.!, Page 7

Ask The Juris Doctor

James A. Cioffi J.D., Attorney-At-Law you reside in the home you own, it would be difficult for someone of this scheme if you reside in
to steal your home ownership. We in Palm Beach County can your home. If a property were
Home Theft research our title documents every day at any hour by accessing to be sold, the buyer will want
the website for the Palm Beach County Clerk’s Official Records to see the inside of the home.
Dear Juris Doctor; – http://oris.co.palm-beach.fl.us/or_web1/or_sch_1.asp. You can The radio advertisement also
I recently heard a woman on the radio say that her home was insert your last name followed by your first name in the appropriate mentions eviction. Only tenants
stolen and she was evicted. webpage and all documents recorded in the Palm Beach County can be evicted. It would be very
How can a home be stolen? Official Records will appear. challenging for a criminal to
Thank you, Cara The home theft concept in the advertisement results when “evict” a homeowner who
a criminal has a forged deed recorded in the Public Records. resides at the home in Palm
Dear Cara; Typically, the real owner’s forged signature will appear in the deed Beach County. In addition,
I have heard the radio advertisement to which you are referring. which transfers the property to the criminal. Then the criminal will there are legal remedies if your
The ad is from a company that researches the title ownership of likely attempt to obtain a mortgage encumbering your property signature is forged on a deed. It is more likely to happen in a vacant
your home and monitors it for you. The spokespersons are trying or sell the property. Any lender will want to access your property property than a home that is owner occupied.
to scare you so that you will pay for the company’s services. If for an appraisal so it would be difficult for you to be the subject Please contact me if you have any further questions.
Sincerely, J.D.
james@jcclaw.com

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If you have a legal question in the area of real estate,
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Bicycles
10% unlawfully impeding traffic – they are not. That law only applies

Drivers may believe that bicycles riding single file are

OFF to motor vehicles (ref 316.183(5). In PGA National, bicycles
must share the street or ride on the sidewalk so excerpts have
been taken from the Florida Statues.
316.2065 can be viewed in its entirety at www.leg.state.fl.us/
Tues. statutes. The following information was taken from this site:
If there is no lane marked for bicycles, any cyclist
New clients only traveling on the road at less than the normal speed of traffic
should ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or
edge of the roadway except when passing another bicycle;
Susan when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a
private road or drive; when necessary to avoid a conflict such
as an object or situation that makes it unsafe to continue along
Swafford the right hand curb or edge.

Bicyclists may not ride more than
formerly with Beauty To Go two abreast except on paths or parts of
roadways set aside for the exclusive
use of bicycles. Persons riding two
561-312-0457 abreast may not impede traffic
when traveling at less than the
normal speed of traffic.
Every bicycle being used between
4595 Northlake Blvd., Suite 113 sunset and sunrise must have a lamp on
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Products starting at 69 the front with a white light visible from at
least 500 feet to the front and a lamp and reflector on the rear
each with a red light visible from a distance of 600 feet to the
rear. A bicycle or its rider may have additional lights or reflectors
in addition to those required.
In PGA there are no bicycle lanes. 316.2065(9) states, “A
“Take a good look, son, ESTATE & person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along
a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk,
someday this BUSINESS PLANNING has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the
same circumstances” and Section 10 states that a person riding
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on a sidewalk or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk,
will all Health Care Surrogates shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an
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audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
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