REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE -
Ad Valorem Taxes: land lease holders are considered equitable owners of land for tax purposes if land lease renews automatically and is perpetual; owners of condominium...more
10/18/2017
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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
Foreclosure/Hearsay/Business Records: trial court abused its discretion by excluding the mortgage records, which included records from a prior servicer, where plaintiff’s witness demonstrated...more
10/3/2016
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS -
Title Insurance Task Force Conference Call: In advance of the upcoming Summer National Meeting in Chicago, the Title Insurance Task Force (“Task Force”) held a conference...more
8/14/2015
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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Quiet Title: investor who pooled money with two other entities to purchase property could not quiet title after the two entities recorded second version of deed that omitted investor’s name...more
1/6/2015
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