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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of... more +
Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -
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New Laws Protect Homeowners in HOA Foreclosures, Regulate Metro Districts Acting as HOAs

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The Colorado Legislature has taken a hard look this session at issues facing common interest communities and unit owners within them, considering several bills related to attorney fees in homeowner association ("HOA")...more

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Who Bears What Burden in Class Settlement Objections - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - December 4 2023

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Fraudulent Transfer- Leonard Holdings, Inc. v. Rohaley, 11th District Lake County, 2023-Ohio-4096- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the defendant’s motion for...more

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Can I Recover Fees Under an Offer of Judgment Even if I Lose on Appeal? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - June 22 2023

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Marchbanks v. Ice House Ventures, LLC, Slip. Op. No. 2023-Ohio-1866. In this discretionary appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the appellate court’s ruling, finding that an enforceable settlement agreement existed,...more

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Beware of Procedural Pitfalls in HOA Foreclosures

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Most community associations already know the Planned Community Act allows them to place a lien on a delinquent homeowner's property and foreclose on that interest.  But to do so, associations must comply strictly with the...more

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Bank Liable for Attorneys’ Fees for “Prelitigation Bad Faith” Says Washington Court of Appeals

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In a recent decision, the Washington Court of Appeals established a new equitable exception to the American rule for attorneys’ fees, which generally denies an award of fees and costs to a prevailing party absent a...more

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Virginia AG Settles with Foreclosure Rescue Lender

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On August 24, 2021, the Virginia Attorney General (“Virginia AG”) announced that it entered into settlement ​with a Virginia-based lender and its managing member over allegations that the lender violated §§ 6.2-303 and...more

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Florida Supreme Court Rules Borrowers Can Recover Reciprocal Attorneys’ Fees Under Section 57.105

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The Florida Supreme Court rang in the New Year by casting a blow to lenders and loan servicers in Florida seeking to avoid the entry of attorneys’ fees judgments in borrowers’ favors where the borrowers successfully argued...more

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Roetzel & Andress: 2020 Appellate Year In Review

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The Appellate Law Practice Group of Roetzel & Andress represented clients in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on...more

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Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 13, Issue 49

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Lucoff v. Navient Solutions, LLC, Case No. 19-13482 (11th Cir. 2020). A person who consents online to be contacted regarding past due debts (even though he earlier advised the company he did not wish to be contacted) has, as...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Act 6 To Residential Mortgage Foreclosures (Sort Of)

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When the loan documents provide for confession of judgment and the collateral encumbered by the mortgage securing the loan is commercial real property, the foreclosure process in Pennsylvania is straightforward.  The lender...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 26, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Condition Precedent: Borrower who raises an affirmative defense, such as failure of conditions precedent, bears the burden of proving that affirmative defense even if lender's complaint...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 21, 2020

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Real Property Update - HOA / Class Action: It was appropriate for trial court to narrow class to current homeowners as to counts seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, as former homeowners have no interest in relief...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 15, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Notice: Mail log sufficient evidence to establish mailing of notice to borrower of default and possibility of foreclosure – Stacknik v. U.S. Bank, N.A., No. 2D18-2156 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov....more

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New Tenant Protection Law Affects Conversions of Rental Buildings in New York - Law Also Impacts Proprietary Leases, Subleases and...

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• New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which was enacted and became effective on June 14, 2019, will have a sizable impact on a landlord's ability to convert buildings to cooperatives and...more

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Real Property & Financial Services Update: Week Ending June 14, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Business Records / Hearsay: trial court abused its discretion in excluding collection notes into evidence where witness sufficiently laid predicate for admissibility of these records -...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 7, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: owner of property subject to mortgage at the time the complaint and lis pendens were filed had standing to dispute legal sufficiency of proof of amount due where owner was...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 24, 2019

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Real Property Update - Attorneys' Fees / Voluntary Dismissal: it is an exception to the general rule that when a plaintiff voluntarily dismisses an action the defendant is the prevailing party, when both parties...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 10, 2019

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Real Property Update - Ad Valorem Taxes: in a matter of first impression, county's immunity from taxation does not extend extraterritorially to property it owns in another Florida county - Joiner v. Pinellas Cnty., Fla.,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 19, 2019

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Real Property Update - • Special Tax District Bond Validation: hospital center special tax district could not validate bonds intended to finance the construction of a hospital outside the geographic boundaries established...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 29, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Attorneys' Fees: borrower not entitled to attorneys' fees for prevailing on lender's claim for reformation of mortgage, where lender prevailed on claim of foreclosure without...more

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Florida Supreme Court Withdraws Prior Opinion Limiting "No Standing No Fees" Issue

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On April 18, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court issued a surprise ruling withdrawing its January 4, 2019 opinion in Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Glass. ...more

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Florida Supreme Court Reverses Fourth DCA on No Standing No Fees

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The Florida Supreme Court released an opinion in Glass v. Nationstar, SC17-1387 with widespread implications in contract litigation, and mortgage foreclosure litigation in particular, as it relates to attorney’s fee...more

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Attorneys’ Fees Are Available in Arizona Eviction Actions

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The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that any successful plaintiff in a forcible detainer action (i.e., an eviction action) may recover an award of its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred at trial under A.R.S. §...more

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Not All Deed of Trust Attorney Fee Clauses are Created Equal

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Lenders who prevail on claims arising from a deed of trust can always recover their attorney fees from the losing party as long as the deed of trust says something about fee recovery, right? It’s not that simple....more

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