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Disinterested Appraiser


Published On: October 24th, 2014 | Author: Perry Law, P.C. | Category: Civil Litigation Florida Real Estate and Title

A recent Florida 5th DCA case examined the issue can a party’s own attorney serve as a disinterested appraiser?  The Court answered the question in the negative, stating ‘if an appraiser owes his nominating party a fiduciary duty of loyalty or a confidential relationship, as do attorneys, then the existence of such a relationship between a litigant and an appraiser creates too great a likelihood that the appraiser will be incapable of rendering a fair judgment.”   (internal quotations omitted).  For the full opinion check out 2014 WL 4648208.