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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
From the Police Beat
Real Estate Today
Larry Russell Brest, 39, 1250 E. Ray St., Hernando, was arrested by the Levy County
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
Sheriff's Office at 201 1st St., Inglis, Nov. 8, on a Citrus County pickup order for non-support
Catch a 15 lb redfish out of Yankeetown, and you have gotten your hands on a
with a $1160 cash purge.
whopper. Catch a 10 lb largemouth bass in Lake Rousseau, and you have an-
A part-time resident of Rachel St. in Inglis reported to the Inglis Police Department,
other whopper story.
Nov. 3, that several items were missing from his yard that had been there when he'd last been
This week I sold a couple of foreclosure properties to a brother mason
at the residence in May. Items missing were a propane tank, a water hose, two 5-gallon gas
out of Illinois. He is an old customer, a licensed contractor, a real estate broker
containers, an aluminum wench and a 12-ft. homemade ladder. A window had also been bro-
from that state, and a seasoned investor. One property was a federal govern-
ken, but the report stated that no entry had been made through the window. The total value of
ment foreclosure in sugar mill woods, and that deal sailed along with no prob-
the missing items and damage was estimated at $380.
lem. The other was a foreclosure property offered for sale by an out of state
Debra Diane Picard, 18, 19430 S.E. 56 Court, Inglis was arrested by the Levy County
institution, and was listed with another brokerage. When the initial offer was accepted we
Sheriff's Office, Nov. 1, on arrest warrants with several charges, including 2 counts of burglary
were aware that an additional "as-is" addendum would be required.
of an unoccupied dwelling and 3 counts of larceny (theft more than $300, less than $5000). She
In 28 years of selling real estate I have never seen such a craziness that the seller
was transported to the Levy County Jail. Her bond was set at $25,000.
expected my client to sign. In addition to the standard 5 page far bar contract, this addendum
An Inglis man was arrested for violation of probation, after he was stopped by the
was a whopping 13 pages long, and basically negated many, if not all, of the protections your
Inglis Police Department for having a cracked windshield. Travis Benavidex, 21, 570 Hwy. 40E,
state representatives have put in place to protect you. Just the as-is portion of this whopper
Inglis, was stopped around 4:45 p.m., Oct. 31, and the officer learned that there was a Citrus
was over 500 words long.
County arrest warrant for him for violation of probation for possession under 20 grams. He
Having Attorney’s available for the public to get legal advise is great, but I feel very
was transported to the Levy County Sheriff's Office. His bond was set at $1105.
strongly that this intrusion of out of state attorney’s is actually diluting your rights when you
Levy Commission  - Continued from page 1
buy these properties. This seasoned investor was taken back, as this document asked him to
severely limit his rights if the seller defaulted, at the same time reiterating the rights of the
county attorney Anne Bast Brown stating this would be an "acting vice chairman" position.
seller to grab his escrow money, possibly sue him if he did not perform, and have him pay all
Danny Stevens was elected to that position.
"reasonable attorney’s fees" with no limit. This buyer immediately withdrew his offer, and he
The empty commission seats of Yearty and Parker were a reminder that the previous week's
hoped that the agent would relay the fact that their over zealous attorney’s ended up "throw-
indictments of the two were a reality. The silent tension in the room could be felt and Judge
ing a cash buyer in the street" for no reason.
Smith included in his prayer some thought provoking words including forgive us of our sins.
If I am ever asked to sign a lengthy addendum, I read every line. If I feel my rights
No major business was conducted other than some grant action request by several depart-
have been diluted too much in favor of the seller, I back away. I then inform the agent that
ments.
"your seller just blew a perfectly good cash deal". The trouble is, most agents are too afraid
In the on going talk on the street that is in full swing, the names of possible Yearty seat
to inform their out of state clients that our Florida far bar as-is contract has worked great for
replacements added Marsha Drew of Yankeetown and Darryl Diamond of Inglis to the names
years without a team of attorney’s adding to it. It is unfortunate that many agents are too
of Sally Price and Mike Lineberger, reported last week. According to Attorney Bast Brown, no
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afraid to educate their sellers that in Florida transactions have been going along very nicely
more news has been released to her other than what has been in the paper. There has been no
for many years now without attorney’s automatically in on every deal. They may feel there is
confirmation if there is going to be a governor appointment or a county wide election.
a chance of losing the listing if they are too frank, so I guess we have not seen the last of "the
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case is still under investigation. The purse contained several prescription medications.
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