PHAM & CLOVES, PLLC

One of the greatest source of loss of revenue for many businesses are employee thefts. Employee thefts and embezzlements are difficult to detect. Often times, executives and managers are extremely busy and do not have the time to put forth the effort in detecting employee thefts. Employee thefts are often detected through incidental procedures, such [...]

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PERM Labor Certification Applications

Certain employment-based immigrant petitions require employers to obtain an approved PERM application prior to filing the immigrant petition for foreign employee. PERM is an online application for labor certification with the U.S. Department of States. Traditionally, the process was filed through a “paper application” and created a huge backlog. Employers, petitioners, [...]

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Tax Foreclosure Sale – Risks/Benefits
 
Buying property at an ad valorem tax foreclosure sale is likely one of the safest ways to purchase foreclosure property. I did not say it was without risk, but merely with fewer of them.
 
An ad valorem tax foreclosure sale is a culmination of a judgment rendered in a lawsuit against the [...]

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Rights of Homeowners to Run for HOA Board Positions
 
In the past, the right of a homeowner to run for a position on the Board of Directors of an HOA could be limited to certain homeowners who are not blocked from doing so. For instance, most HOA dedicatory instruments – the HOA declaration, rules and/or by-laws [...]

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Property Owners’ New Freedoms
 
If your real property is subject to HOA restrictions, you are probably aware that you just cannot do anything you wish with your home. Especially if what you want to do affects the exterior of the home. Part of the new HOA laws going into effect this September and some this January [...]

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