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Statute of Limitations Residential Property Owners

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

All Along the Watchtower: Awaiting the Ruling on FAPA’s Retroactive Reach

In a recent case, E. Fork Funding LLC v. U.S. Bank, Nat’l Ass’n, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has certified a novel question for the New York Court of Appeals ("NYCOA"): Whether Sections 4 and/or...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Let the Statute of Limitations Run and You Might Be “SOL...”

HSBC Bank, U.S. v. De Garcia considers the reach of the newly enacted Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) and its effects on the six-year foreclosure statute of limitations....more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Residential Sellers and Purchasers Beware: One Year Limitation to File Suit Under a Residential Construction Contract Held...

This past fall, in a split 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a one-year limit to file suit under a residential construction contract was unconscionable and, as a result, void and unenforceable. Tadych v....more

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NY Court of Appeals on the Foreclosure Statute of Limitations

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The New York Court of Appeals’ decision last week, Freedom Mortgage Corp v. Engel, contains two “reliable and objective rules permitting consistent application of the statute of limitations.” What are those rules?  ...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Maryland Court of Special Appeals Confirms That Foreclosure Actions Are Not Subject to Statute of Limitations

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a patchwork quilt of statutes, regulations, executive orders, and court orders have imposed on again, off again, restrictions on the filing and prosecution of foreclosure cases. Few of these...more

Allen Matkins

Public Agency Could Validly Accept Dedication After Twenty Years By Physically Occupying the Property

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Twenty years was a reasonable period of time for a public agency to accept a right-of-way dedication offer by physically occupying the property. Prout v. Department of Transportation, 31 Cal. App. 5th 200 (2019). Prout...more

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City Ordered to Refund $10.5 Million in Beach Parking Fees

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On August 28, 2015, a California Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment against the City of San Clemente (City) ordering the City to refund approximately $10.5 million in unexpended development impact fees...more

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Chorus of Critics Grows Again for Third DCA’s Beauvais Opinion on Statute of Limitations, Rehearing Granted by Third DCA

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The opinion of Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal in Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Beauvais, No. 3D14-575, 2014 WL 7156961 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 17, 2014) has been a lightning rod for criticism from federal courts in...more

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Amendments to Arizona’s Purchaser Dwelling Act Impact Residential Construction Claims

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House Bill 2578, which amends the Purchaser Dwelling Act (“Act”) was signed into law by Governor Ducey on Monday, March 23, 2015. The Purchaser Dwelling Act sets forth a procedure for bringing claims for construction defects...more

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