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    The Short And Tricky Statute Of Limitations Framework For Claims Under ILSA
    by Jared Beck


    The federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act ("ILSA") can fairly be described as a possible "land mine" for condominium developers, owing to the statute's poorly understood exemption provisions which can be and are subject to competing judicial interpretations. The ILSA exemption morass has been at least partly responsible for the large number of lawsuits which have been filed in recent months in Florida courts by buyers alleging claims under the statute in an effort to recover deposits paid under condo purchase agreements.

    However, ILSA is not just potentially treacherous from the developer's point of view. Indeed, the statute poses some significant perils for buyers who may have viable claims, and these pitfalls stem from ILSA's unusually short statute of limitations. In judicial parlance, a statute of limitations can sound a "death knell" to the claims of an unwitting plaintiff. See, e.g., Helton v. Clements, 832 F.2d 332, 336 (5th Cir. 1987).

    Most, if not all, ILSA claims originate with respect to a written contract for the purchase and sale of real estate. Under Florida law, the statute of limitations for an action on an obligation under a contract is five years. See section 95.11(2)(b), Florida Statutes. And claims under the Florida state condo statute are governed by a four-year statute of limitations. See section 95.11(3)(f), Florida Statutes. But for claims which arise under the ILSA statute itself (and which are not simply for breach of an obligation under the Purchase Agreement), ILSA sets forth shorter limitation periods as follows:

    -- 15 U.S.C. section 1703(b): "Any contract or agreement for the sale or lease of a lot not exempt under section 1702 of this title may be revoked at the option of the purchaser or lessee until midnight of the seventh day following the signing of such contract or agreement or until such later time as may be required pursuant to applicable State laws, and such contract or agreement shall clearly provide this right." (emphasis added).

    -- 15 U.S.C. section 1703(c): "In the case of any contract or agreement for the sale or lease of a lot for which a property report is required by this chapter and the property report has not been given to the purchaser or lessee in advance of his or her signing such contract or agreement, such contract or agreement may be revoked at the option of the purchaser or lessee within two years from the date of such signing, and such contract or agreement shall clearly provide this right." (emphasis added).

    And with respect to lawsuits brought to enforce rights under ILSA, the statute provides a three-year statute of limitations -- either running from the date the contract was signed, or from the date the discovery of the ILSA violation was made, depending on which right under ILSA is being asserted. See 15 U.S.C. section 1711.

    ILSA's statute of limitations framework is not only on the short side, but also confusing on its face. In particular, the two-year revocation window under 1703(c) would seem to be at odds with the three-year period to bring an action provided under 1711. The confusion stems from the fact that in its original form, ILSA provided a two-year (not the present three-year) limitations period for actions. One Florida court has gone so far as to label the apparently conflicting provisions as "rather incongruous." Ni v. Deltona Corp., 701 So. 2d 888, 889 n.3 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). To date, I have not seen an opinion which adequately reconciles these provisions of ILSA.

    Apart from the confusion inherent in ILSA, Florida condo buyers could reasonably be under the impression that all rights which they may have under their Purchase Agreements are governed by statutes of limitations longer than three years. That may be true for state law contract claims (five years) as well as claims under the Florida condo statute (four years), but for claims specifically under ILSA, the limitations period is undoubtedly shorter, and buyers should be careful not to waive rights which they may have and wish to pursue.

    By Jared H. Beck, Esq.

    This article does not constitute legal advice or the formation of an attorney-client relationship, and is not for re-publication without express permission of the author.

    Mr. Beck has a law degree from Harvard Law School, and practices law in the courts of South Florida. He is the co-managing partner of Beck & Lee Business Trial Lawyers, a business and real estate litigation law firm located in Miami. A significant portion of Mr. Beck's practice is devoted to issues arising under condominium purchase agreements, and he maintains a blog at http://beckandlee.wordpress.com focusing upon Florida legal issues, including issues involving Florida condo purchase agreements. He can be reached at 305-789-0072 or jared@beckandlee.com

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