Legal Opinion
Empire Developers Group, LLC v. Liberty Bank
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 13, 2012No. 2D11-1410PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRENSHAW, Judge.
Empire Developers Group, LLC, Richard B. Melson, Amy Melson, William L. Slavieh, and Brenda Slavich (collectively referred to as Empire) appeal a final deficiency judgment entered against them in favor of Liberty Bank in the amount of $2,657,219.72. Because the deficiency judgment is not supported by competent, substantial evidence as to the fair market value of the property at the time of foreclosure sale, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
In July 2009, Liberty Bank brought an action against Empire for the foreclosure of nine residential condominium units. A final…
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