Ricardo Gilmore, Frazier Carraway, Richard Asfar, Tabitha Fish, Angela Ennis and Romeaka Gray attended the Tampa Housing Authority’s 12th Annual Housing Hero Scholarship Program. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding students who have defied the odds and are setting a good example for their siblings. The students are turning their dream into a reality by...Read More

Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) was recently honored as best in the state by the Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (FAHRO) at its 2012 Annual Convention & Trade Show in Orlando. The “Housing Authority of the Year” award recognized the housing authority that ranked highest for commitment to solving housing and associated community...Read More

by Sarah M. Glaser, Esq., Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. Florida has one of the nation’s “largest backlogs of foreclosure cases: 360,000.” Florida state lawmakers are finding new ways to unclog this backlog. Recently, Florida lawmakers have been considering legislation that would make it easier to foreclose on abandoned properties. This article discusses...Read More

Paul Quin, a partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, PA, was invited to be a panelist at Summer NAMM (National Association Music Merchant). The three day event was held at the Nashville Convention Center. Other panelists for The Sessions program included Dom Famularo (The Drumming World’s Global Ambassador), Eddie Bayers, Jr. (Session Drummer), Joe...Read More

By Will Hobson, Times Staff Writer Tampa Bay Times http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/affordable-housing-complex-for-seniors-planned-on-ulmerton-road/1239598 LARGO — In 1999, the Pinellas County Housing Authority decided to move its headquarters from downtown Clearwater to Greenhouse Shoppes, a mostly vacant Ulmerton Road shopping center the authority bought for $1.85 million. Nearly 13 years later, the housing authority is still there, but the...Read More

JDJournal http://www.jdjournal.com/2012/07/07/copyright-royalty-board-structure-declared-to-be-unconstitutional/ On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the three-judge board of the Copyright Board violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. The Appointments Clause requires all officers who hold ‘significant authority’ to be appointed by the President with confirmation of the Senate. However, the court...Read More

by Tabitha S. Fish, Esq., Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. FAHROgram Article July-August 2012 In July 2010, the Florida Legislature enacted three new statutes that have recently pitted Florida public housing authorities (PHAs) against homeowners’ associations, condominium associations and cooperative associations. The statutes can be found at § 718.116(11), 719.108(10) and 720.3085(8), Florida...Read More

The Federal Government is starting the process of developing a new Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The government is asking for public input in shaping the Administration’s intellectual property enforcement strategy. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement; Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement...Read More

Sarah M. Glaser, an attorney at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., attended the Homeless Youth Forum at the Straz Performing Arts Center. The forum was held to raise awareness about the challenges homeless teens face. The goal is to get the community involved and to develop housing and provide services for the teens. Governor...Read More

By Jamie Goldberg, Washington Bureau http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/06/nation/la-na-housing-caps-20120606 WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is instituting a permanent salary cap of $155,000 for top officials at public housing authorities, following reports of oversized compensation packages that included roughly $600,000 for the top official at the Atlanta Housing Authority. Atlanta Housing Authority President and Chief...Read More