Charles M. Baron

Offering top-notch legal services in South Florida for over 36 years.

• Land Use & Zoning
• Car Accidents
• Slip & Fall
• Police Misconduct/False Arrest
• General Civil

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Florida

Since 1985

11th Circuit

Since 1989

University of Florida

J.D. (1984) | Law

1982 - 1984

University of Florida

B.A. (1981) | Political Science

1978 - 1981

Florida Dispute Resolution Center

Current

Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators

Current

National Lawyers Guild

Current

Broward County Bar Association

Current

South Broward Bar Association

Current

Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

Florida Dispute Resolution Center

Qualified Arbitrator

Florida Supreme Court

Q. My exboyfriend wont give me my keys to my car could I call pop a lock to make a key if I have the title in my name

December 12, 2024

A: I assume you mean that you not only wish to change the vehicle lock, but you also wish to take exclusive possession of the vehicle. Whether you can lawfully do that depends on the facts surrounding the vehicle not currently being in your possession, and you did not provide any of those facts here. As just one example, if you happened to sell the vehicle to your ex and got paid for it, but title did not yet transfer, you would not have a right to retake possession without consent. Also, if you DO have the right to retake possession, another issue is entering someone else's land to do so. If you don't have consent of that property owner to come in, entry on their land might be deemed to be unlawful trespassing, whether or not you have the right to possess the vehicle. In some scenarios like this, the police may be helpful, and in other scenarios, hiring a lawyer may be the only practical option. ... Read More

Q. What makes a cancellation fee unreasonable under Florida law? Is there a statute or case law that speaks to this?

December 11, 2024

A: Are you talking about a cancellation fee that the parties agreed to in a legally valid and legally executed contract or lease, with no factors rendering the making of the agreement itself a problem (such as a party being the victim of fraudulent inducement, or being subject to duress, or being deemed incompetent)? In that scenario, there would be extremely limited circumstances that would give rise to a valid legal argument that the fee should be invalidated, and there probably isn't any Fla. statute or case opinion that says: "A cancellation fee in an otherwise valid contract is unlawful if it _______" (for example, "if it exceeds ____ dollars") - BUT I personally can't be 100% certain about that without legal research (and that would go for most other lawyers). One of the limited circumstances in which such a fee could be struck down by a Court is if the Court deems it to be unconscionable (a matter of case law, not statute) - and it would have to be extreme and extraordinary for a Court to reach that conclusion. In any event, to obtain a reliable legal opinion, schedule a legal consultation. ... Read More

Q. For the USA Constitution 9th Amendment, it should allow an individual person the right to privacy if possible?

December 10, 2024

A: Are you asking just an academic question, or you have a real-life situation that you need assistance with? If it's the latter, you'd need to provide some factual context to obtain any meaningful information. As a purely academic matter, it is the First Amendment that provides freedom of association based on US Supreme Court case law interpreting that Amendment. That includes both joining formal organizations and simply associating with others socially. That right does NOT derive from the right of privacy, which is a right that the Supreme Court ruled is implied in the the Ninth Amendment. However, the right of privacy might come into play if there's some issue of whether the government can pry into your decisions to associate with others. ... Read More