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Foreclosure Vacant Properties

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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Federal Agencies Extend Moratoriums Through the End of 2020

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Two federal enterprises who purchase and securitize mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, along with three federal agencies who make, guarantee, and insure mortgage loans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development...more

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The Federal Foreclosure Moratorium is Extended

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Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, PL 116-136, enacted March 27, 2020, a federally backed mortgage loan was subject to a foreclosure moratorium from March 18, 2020, through May 17, 2020....more

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New York State Issues Stern Reminder Regarding Zombie Properties

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Three years ago today, the MuniBlog shared an article in the New York Law Journal by Harris Beach partner Leon Sawyko regarding "zombie houses" and the problems they posed for municipalities throughout the state, and...more

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NY Strengthens Law Concerning Zombie Properties as Well as Good Faith Negotiations

New York Senate Bill S8159 - On June 23, 2016, the New York State Legislature passed a bill imposing new requirements upon mortgage servicers seeking to foreclose on defaulted home loans. The bill — S8159, dubbed the...more

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Mortgage Foreclosure Ordinances Preempted by Existing State Law

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”) recently decided that two mortgage foreclosure ordinances adopted by the City of Springfield were preempted by existing state law. In Easthampton Savings Bank v. City of...more

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