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This page contains all of the links found in the
Dirt Law and the Internet Handouts, however, many
of the comments have been removed. To view the full
text of the handouts in Adobe Acrobat format, click
HERE. It will take about
five minutes to download. You can also print this
.pdf version of the handouts. If you do not have
the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download
it from the Adobe website. If you cannot view the
handouts, please contact
Nora Everlove.
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- Book/page
- Subdivision
- Condominium
Municipal Code Corporation
http://www.municode.com/database.html
Why Search Codes on the Internet?
- It’s Free
- It’s Current
- It’s Accurate
- It’s Easy
- It’s Accessible
Please note: MCC publishes the codes in two versions
of Folio software. The newer version only works with
a newer browser. Even if the newer version is available
through your browser, you may want to use the older version.
It is easier to use and loads much faster. Additionally,
the Tampa Code is not listed in the new version.
"Older Version"
http://199.44.47.22/database.html
It doesn’t look as slick
but it works just fine!
Searching MCC on the Internet: From Alachua
to Winter Park
http://fws.municode.com/CGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll?&softpage=FL_Multi_Query_Request
Boolean connectors:
Storm and Water to search for both
"Storm Water" to phrase search
Inoperative or Abandoned to search either
Assess* for assessment, assessed, etc.
Abandoned not vehicle to eliminate a term
Decision tree shows the number of times
each word appears in the database.
You have the option of selecting "Browse View" or
"Document View"
Browse View splits the screen. It simultaneously
displays the table of contents and notes where your hits
occur and the documents where your hits occur. Document
View takes you straight to your hits and gives a broader
reading screen.
Municipal Codes – New Browser
Browse View
- All the windows are sizable
- Terms are highlighted
- Use arrows to move to next or previous hit
- You can revise your search at the bottom of the
screen
- Help explains the screen layout but offers
no search hints
Document View
The table of contents window is eliminated.
In both Browse and Document View you can
link to the top of a Chapter or Article by clicking in
the "reference window." Also, you can scroll from one
section to the next – you are not limited to the sections
your search pulled up.
Tampa City Code
http://old.municode.com/folio.pgi/10132.NFO?
Note: Tampa code is only available under the old
browser. If fact you won’t even see it listed under the
new browser list. It requires a password. Do not click
where it says "password." Click on "Tampa." It’s not secret
information just hard to find. It is free and the clerks’
office gives it out the password:
User ID: flc
Password: code
Municipal Code Corporation – The
"Old" Browser
Click on Query to initiate a search. The
decision tree shows how many times each word appears in
the database. Your search will get more results when you
add "or" connectors. It will get smaller when you add
"and" connectors. In the older version of the software,
the connectors are identical to the newer version except
you can do a proximity search: "water retention"/10
searches for water within ten words of retention.
Ten is just an example, you can search any number.
Document View takes you directly to the first
document that contains your search terms.
- Terms are highlighted with red arrows.
- You can go to the top of a section, chapter, etc.
by clicking in the top window
- The "next" and "Prev" buttons refer to documents.
- The "Next Hit" and "Prev Hit" buttons refer to search
terms.
Municipal Code Corporation – The "Old" Browser
Contents View
Contents view allows you to see where your hits are
before going into the document. You can expand the Contents
view by clicking on the plus signs (+). It will expand
the outline another level. If you click on the Chapter,
you will go into the document at the top of the Chapter.
Your "Next Hit" button will take you to your first search
term. You can click back and forth between Contents
and Document to get your bearings.
ListServs
There are thousands of discussion groups available
on legal related topics. Through e-mail, lively and informative
communications thrive. Need something out-of-state? Got
a tricky question that requires more expertise? Throw
the question to the group. Chances are you’ll have a response
in hours – if not minutes.
Tips on List Servs
- They can dominate your e-mail (and your life) if
you aren’t careful. The largest groups can slam you
with a hundred messages a day. Each site has different
instructions to "unsubscribe." Those instructions
are listed at the site below If you subscribe to a
large list, suspend your subscription if you go away
on vacation.
- Messages posted to the group are archived
and searchable. Remember whatever you write is preserved
– forever.
- If you want to respond to an individual who posed
a question, be careful when you press the return key
on your e-mail. More often than not, you will respond
to the entire list. See note above!
Law Lists Info
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/lawlists/info.html
The original by Lyonette Louis-Jacques at the University
of Chicago Law School.
To search for ListServs with special interests:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/law-lists
Searching real estate nets 2 results.
Searching real property nets 0 hits.
Searching dirt nets 3 hits but one is in Italian
and deals with patients’ rights!
You May Need Some Imagination
to Find the Right Group!
A Partial List of Real Estate Oriented ListServs
COMMERCIAL-REALESTATE@syncomm.com (Commercial Real Estate
list; for professionals involved in sales, acquisitions,
management and development of commercial property)
Send the following message to br>
listserv@syncomm.com :
sub commercial-realestate Your-Internet-address/name
RESIDENTIAL-REALESTATE@property.com (list restricted
to full-time real estate brokers, investors, management
companies, developers, or institutions; networking/dealmaking
forum)
Send the following message to
listserv@property.com :
subscribe residential-realestate [Your Internet Name/Address]
3DT@abanet.org (Deals, Dirt, Death, and Taxes
list; of the American Bar Association Real Property, Probate
and Trust Law Section; covers estate planning for business
and real estate, entity selection, valuation, business
continuity and succession, environmental protection, related
income and wealth transfer tax issues; was on listserver@abanet.org
(majordomo))
Send the following message to
listserv@abanet.org :
subscribe 3dt Your Name (related page at
http://www.abanet.org/discussions/home.html )
DIRT@umkc.edu (Real Estate Lawyers' Discussion
Group; estate planning; was at dirt-request@cctr.umkc.edu
)
Send the following message to
DIRT+request@umkc.edu :
subscribe (related page at
http://cctr.umkc.edu/dept/dirt and
http://www.abanet.org/rppt/ )
Sites that Arrange
Materials by Topic
Cornell’s Legal Information
Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/real_estate.html#overview
The "Overview" information would have to be described
as "basic." Despite this there are good links to other
materials available on the Internet.
Links to State Property Law Statutes can be useful if
checking something out of state. The Statutes are broken
out by topic.
Law of Commercial Transactions
- banking
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial
Law
- Consumer
Credit
- Contracts
- Debtor
and Creditor
- Landlord-Tenant
- Mortgages
- Negotiable
Instruments
- Real
Estate Transactions
- Sales
- Secured
Transactions
Internet Law Library
http://law.house.gov/90.htm
U.S. House of Representatives
site. In addition to lots of primary law, there are links
to materials arranged topically. Although some state information
is included, it is not necessarily up-to-date. As an example,
you can link to the 1993 Florida Statutes under the "Land
use, zoning….." category. The federal and international
information is more current (although not necessarily
up-to-date.) Some of the categories include:
Land use, zoning,
real property, and historical preservation law
Property
Landlord/Tenant
Law
Environmental,
natural resource and energy law
Law Journal Extra: Real Estate
If you move beyond the headlines,
there is useful information!
LJX – REAL ESTATE RESOURCS
Select the "Resources" button closest to the words
"Real Estate" - towards the middle of the screen. Excellent
list of sites containing Real Estate materials.
http://www.ljextra.com/practice/realestate/realreso.html
Real Estate Law Memos
http://www.ljx.com/memos/topics/Real.html
Links to materials in firm homepages!
LJX REAL ESTATE COLUMMS
http://www.ljextra.com/practice/realestate/realcol.html
Law Journal Extra columms on Real Estate from approximately
the last forty-five days.
LJX REAL ESTATE GOVERNMENT
http://www.ljextra.com/practice/realestate/realgov.html
Links to Government Agencies:
U.S. Dep't of Housing
and Urban Development
Fannie Mae
Veterans
Affairs: Home Loans
Seattle
Department of Housing and Human Services
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Attorneys’ Title
http://www.thefund.com/
Absolutely Super Links http://www.thefund.com/links/index.cfm
Chicago Title
http://cmetro.ctic.com/
Stewart Title
http://www.sftco.com/
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