Johnson Legal of Florida, P.L.

12/08/2023

An oldie but goodie during the holidays! 😂

01/31/2023

The Herald Tribune published this story on Sunday about the potential impact of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in the Furst v Rebholz case, in which I argued that the Property Appraiser does not have authority to remove the homestead tax exemption from rooms rented to housemates within a resident’s single family home. Just a correction to note . . . In this case, Mr. Rebholz only rented 1 or 2 of the upstairs bedrooms in his house, not all 4 as stated in the article. So, if the Supreme Court reverses the appellate court’s decision in Mr. Rebholz’s favor, the rental of even one room in a house could have serious consequences for homeowners.

Florida's homestead exemption has some of the strongest protections in the country, but beware if you break it. There's harsh penalties if you do.

09/03/2021

The Supreme Court of Florida handed our client a welcome victory today in her case against the Sarasota County Property Appraiser. In a 4-2 decision, the court ruled that our client could not be back taxed for errors made by the Property Appraiser in a prior tax year.

The office accidentally chopped the bill of a waterfront land owner.

09/22/2020

Data suggests that just a fraction of people who could benefit from filing for bankruptcy actually go through with it

09/04/2020

Thank you to SRQ Magazine for selecting Sherri L. Johnson as a Top Bankruptcy Attorney from Sarasota, and congratulations to the rest of the honorees.
https://issuu.com/srqme/docs/srqsept20_lwrsept20_digital_edition

07/15/2020

Keeping the office safe from squirrels, lizards and the UPS man is an arduous task. Thankfully, Isabel, my dedicated parabeagle, is up to the task.

07/05/2020

07/03/2020

The COVID-19 fallout means some small business owners are facing bankruptcy. It's bad, but it could also be a lifeline that lets you bounce back.

07/02/2020

I think all of my fellow Floridians can agree with this.

06/23/2020

Sherri L. Johnson has been recognized as a 2020 Super Lawyer by the Super Lawyers rating service, which recognizes the top 5% of attorneys in Florida. This is the 6th year in a row that she has received this recognition.

06/20/2020

Johnson Legal scored an exciting win today, with the 2nd District Court of Appeal rejecting the Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s attempt to remove the homestead tax exemption from rooms in our client’s home that had been rented out. The Court’s ruling provides important protection to homeowners who rent rooms, have a home office, or otherwise use portions of their home for business purposes.

Judges decide 2-1 that renting out rooms does not warrant partial revocation of homestead status