Whose attorney's fees are $125 in this transaction?

Whose attorney's fees are $125 in this transaction?

• A. Henry's attorney's fees
• B. Broker's fee
• C. Susan's attorney's fees of $125
• D. Title insurance

Answer: (C)

In Florida real estate transactions, attorney’s fees appear as line items on the closing (settlement) statement and are assigned to the party responsible for paying them according to the contract. The amount shown for attorney’s fees indicates who must pay those fees in this transaction. Here, the line item reads as Susan’s attorney’s fees of $125. That identifies Susan as the party responsible for that specific cost, making her the correct answer. The other options don’t fit because a broker’s fee is a commission, not an attorney’s fee; title insurance is a separate cost and not an attorney’s fee; and Henry’s attorney’s fees would only be correct if the closing statement showed a line item for them, which it does not in this case.

In Florida real estate transactions, attorney’s fees appear as line items on the closing (settlement) statement and are assigned to the party responsible for paying them according to the contract. The amount shown for attorney’s fees indicates who must pay those fees in this transaction.

Here, the line item reads as Susan’s attorney’s fees of $125. That identifies Susan as the party responsible for that specific cost, making her the correct answer. The other options don’t fit because a broker’s fee is a commission, not an attorney’s fee; title insurance is a separate cost and not an attorney’s fee; and Henry’s attorney’s fees would only be correct if the closing statement showed a line item for them, which it does not in this case.