Foreclosure: trial court abused its discretion in dismissing foreclosure action with prejudice, cancelling substantial debt, and denying lender ability to refile a foreclosure action without making finding of facts as...more
5/13/2015
/ Bank of America ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Business Records ,
Countrywide ,
Deficiency Judgments ,
Equitable Lien ,
Foreclosure ,
GMAC ,
HSBC ,
Lis Pendens ,
Mortgages ,
Promissory Fraud ,
Promissory Notes ,
Remand ,
Res Judicata ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Standing ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE -
- Foreclosure/Standing: to establish a prima facie case for mortgage foreclosure, successor mortgagor must introduce evidence it was in possession of original note with blank endorsement at time...more
Trial court erred in granting lender’s motion to vacate an order dismissing its foreclosure complaint for lack of prosecution without first giving borrower an opportunity to be heard at an evidentiary hearing. – Arcila v. BAC...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SCOTT FEATHER & JOURDAN HAYNES -
- Summary Judgment: reversal of summary final judgment of foreclosure because of disputed issues of fact concerning amount of rents received from property that...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SARA WITMEYER
- Arbitration/Waiver: defendant waived right to arbitration by defending against claim of replevin in court litigation for two years – Gen. Elec. Capital Corp. v. Bio-Mass Tech,...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SARA WITMEYER -
- Discovery: guarantors who moved to set aside stipulation to deficiency judgment not entitled to depose corporate representatives of foreclosing plaintiff and assignee of final...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SARA WITMEYER & SASHA FUNK GRANAI -
- Implied Warranties of Fitness and Merchantability: warranties apply to improvements that provide essential services to residential subdivision, including...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SARA WITMEYER & JOURDAN HAYNES -
- Receiver: court’s inherent equitable power to appoint receiver over non-profit condominium association not limited to categories set forth in Florida Statutes...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – SASHA FUNK GRANAI -
- Foreclosure: promissory notes self-authenticating and signatures thereto presumed authentic and authorized absent evidence of forgery or lack of authorization - Bennett v....more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES & ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ -
Slander of Title: slander of title counterclaim barred by statute of limitations could not be brought as recoupment claim to avoid limitations because it...more
I. FLORIDA STATE CASES – JOURDAN HAYNES -
Attorneys’ Fees: trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorneys’ fees and costs of $74,429 against bank following dismissal of foreclosure action as sanction...more