Author Archives: joelmctague

Defense of Foreclosures

Posted on May 16, 2011 by joelmctague

The Fourth Circuit just released it’s opinion in E Qualcom Corp. v. Global Commerce Center Association, Inc..  This is one of the most disturbing condominium foreclosure cases ever.  Normal condominium foreclosure law provides few legitimate defenses by the unit owner.  … Continue reading →

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2011 Condo and HOA Update

Posted on May 12, 2011 by joelmctague

The 2011 Florida Legislative Session was rather quiet and uneventful for community associations, preferring the status quo over a serious re-write of community association laws.  In that sense, the legislature chose to fix some of the questions raised by the … Continue reading →

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Google threatens to shut down Swiss Street View

Posted on May 11, 2011 by joelmctague

Google threatens to shut down Swiss Street View – Yahoo! News http://yhoo.it/lxsnkF

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Cohn v. Grand Condominium

Posted on April 29, 2011 by joelmctague

Recently the Florida Supreme Court on March 31st issued their opinion in Cohn v. Grand Condominium[1] holding that a condominium declaration is immune to future statutory changes that the legislature enacts unless the condominium document states that it is subject … Continue reading →

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Yul Gok

Posted on August 1, 2010 by joelmctague

  Yul Gok means Cheasnut Valley.  It’s the pen name of Yi I. Yi I was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province in 1536. His father was a Fourth State Councillor and his mother, Shin Saimdang, the accomplished artist and calligraphist. … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit, Chipolte and the Disabled

Posted on July 30, 2010 by joelmctague

If you didn’t see it, the 9th Circuit just ruled in a huge case that will affect many restaurants that restaurants that have 45″ counters where you can watch your food being prepared (e.g., Subway, Quiznos, Chipolte and the like) … Continue reading →

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Free Checking

Posted on July 27, 2010 by joelmctague

With the Dodd-Frank FinReg in the books, there is real concern that the days of free checking are over.  Many of the fees that banks charge that they use to underright free checking will disappear under Dodd-Frank.  Forbes has an … Continue reading →

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Jailbreaking

Posted on July 27, 2010 by joelmctague

The Copyright Office just issued their exemptions for Copyrights.  The exemptions include: • allow owners of cell phones to break access controls to include their own third party apps. allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on … Continue reading →

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Shortest Monopoly Game

Posted on July 19, 2010 by joelmctague

I’ve worked out what I think is the shortest Monopoly game possible in a two player situation (the odds of playing it are about 1 in 253,899,891,671,040): Player 1, Turn 1: 1-1 -> Community Chest, Bank Error in Your Favor, … Continue reading →

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It Pays to be a Geek

Posted on June 16, 2010 by joelmctague

A lot of people don’t realize the value in comic books.  Not so much for their acadmic or cultural value, but the sheer volume of business they do.  And because of that, the copyrights in those works are very valuable … Continue reading →

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