RODRIGUEZ v. GARCO, INC.

No. 2D10-2005.

74 So.3d 1104 (2011)

Yolanda RODRIGUEZ and Ted Rodriguez, Appellants, v. GARCO, INC., individually and as Trustee for the Rodriguez Family Trust; Gideon Rechnitz; Thomas S. Cook; Profitmax, Inc.; and Garco Property Management, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Singer of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa; Elizabeth M. Boyle , John P. Cunningham , Robin L. Stover , and James D. McDonald of Gulfcoast Legal Services, Sarasota; and Leland H. Kynes , Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants.

Courtney L. Fish of Englander and Fischer, LLP, St. Petersburg, for Appellees.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

Yolanda and Ted Rodriguez appeal a judgment entered in favor of Gideon Rechnitz and several legal entities controlled by Mr. Rechnitz.1 This case arises out of an unusual real estate sales and leaseback transaction in which Yolanda Rodriguez sold her home to one of Mr. Rechnitz's legal entities when she was facing the risk of foreclosure. Although Ms. Rodriguez had substantial equity in the home, the transaction resulted...

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