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Bruce Martin Broyles
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Admitted to practice in 1989; Staff attorney for 11th District Court of Appeals, Associate Attorney for three litigation firms from 1992 - 2004, opened my own practice in 2004. Handle a variety of issues in Appellate practice, civil litigation, business disputes, real estate, and actively involved in foreclosure defenses.
Practice Areas
- Foreclosure Defense
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Ohio
- 6th Circuit
Education
- Ohio State University - Columbus
- J.D.
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Professional Associations
- Ohio State Bar  # 0042562
- Member
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205 Questions Answered
- Q. I am a subcontractor and owner wrote a check that said final and if I cash such check I cannot file a lien. However
- A: Ohio law over the years has gone back and forth on the effect of cashing a check marked "paid in full". In 1996, R.C. 1303.40 established that cashing a check marked paid in full will extinguish the debt. Even though you have a pending lawsuit, you should not cash the check.
- Q. I received a summons of HOA fees that I paid to our new Management company. The old management company is suing me
- A: You have a defense of payment (Accord and Satisfaction). The HOA will assert that you were late in payment and never paid until the law firm was engaged and you received the complaint. The ability to demonstrate the timing of your payment will be critical to your defense.
I believe that the HOA will file liens and lawsuits because the statutory scheme in Ohio allows the HOA to recover its attorney fees. (HOA would never be able to collect one or two months of fees without the fee shifting statute.). As a result, the attorney fees that will be incurred by the HOA during the small claims hearing will be more than the HOA fees that they claim you owe. Small claims will limit the time and ... Read More
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