Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has extended Florida’s residential foreclosure moratorium for a second time; this time until July 1, 2020. Executive Order 20-137 was issued on June 1, 2020 and officially extends Executive...more
On August 1, 2018, the Third District Court of Appeal found that a foreclosure judgment can include all amounts due and owing regardless of the initial date of default. In Eduardo Gonzalez and Rosa Gonzalez v. Federal...more
On April 27, 2018, Locke Lord obtained an opinion in a Florida District Court of Appeal matter overturning a judgment that had incorrectly dismissed a foreclosure action on the basis that it was improper to allege...more
On July 12, 2017, Locke Lord was successful in obtaining an order in a Florida trial court denying a borrower’s request for an award of attorneys’ fees following a successful argument that the plaintiff lacked standing to...more