REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Coequal Liens: trial court properly authorized tax collector to issue tax certificates subject to community development district’s assessment liens – Villages of Avignon Community Dev. Dist. v....more
3/21/2017
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Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banking Sector ,
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Ejectment ,
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Foreclosure ,
Homestead Exemption ,
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Liens ,
Lis Pendens ,
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Real Estate Market ,
Res Judicata ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Vacation of Subdivision Plats: boards of county commissioners have limited authority under Fla. Stat. sec. 177.101(3) to grant or deny platted property owner’s request for vacation of plat; if...more
9/20/2016
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Class Action ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liens ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Compel ,
Negligence ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Short Sales ,
Subdivision ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance
Real Property Update:
- Lis Pendens/Subsequent Liens: lis pendens statute only serves to discharge liens that exist or arise prior to entry of foreclosure judgment but does not affect liens that arise after entry of...more
8/31/2016
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Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Condominiums ,
Deficiency Judgments ,
Foreclosure ,
Insurance Industry ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Liens ,
Lis Pendens ,
Mortgages ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Real Estate Market ,
Special Damages ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title Insurance ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Foreclosure/Leave to Amend: borrower should have been granted leave to amend to assert affirmative defenses pursuant to motion filed 13 days before trial because there was no prejudice, the...more
7/11/2016
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Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Closing Protection Letters ,
Deficiency Judgments ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Insurance Industry ,
Leave to Amend ,
Liens ,
Lis Pendens ,
Mortgage Fraud ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Old Republic Title ,
Prejudgment Interest ,
Real Estate Market ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance ,
US Bank National Association ,
Wells Fargo
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Lien Priority: claimant’s judgment lien related back to recording of lis pendens and therefore took priority over competing judgment lien obtained after lis pendens but before entry of claimant’s...more
6/16/2015
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Contractors ,
Eminent Domain ,
Equitable Easements ,
Equitable Lien ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Foreclosure ,
HSBC ,
Liens ,
Loan Servicer ,
Real Estate Market ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title Insurance ,
Trespass
Statute of Limitations/Liens: one year statute of limitations to enforce equitable lien under Fla. Stat. sec. 95.11(5)(b) runs from last furnishing of labor, services, or material for improvement of real property; Fla. Stat....more
4/29/2015
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Class Action ,
Commercial Leases ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Discovery ,
Equitable Lien ,
FCCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Liens ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title Insurance
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Harris Act/Inverse Condemnation: dismissal was (1) improper as to landowners’ Harris Act claim because amendments to County’s land use plan were applied specifically to landowners’ property by...more
11/25/2014
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Foreclosure ,
Homestead Exemption ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
IRS ,
Liens ,
Petition for Partition ,
Priority Debt ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
Spoliation ,
Title Insurance