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Foreclosures
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PropertyProf Blog
Nichols on the Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
By propertyprof
Elan Nichols (Michigan State) has posted Unanswered Questions Under the PTFA: Exploring the Extent of Tenant Protections in Foreclosed Properties (Journal of Affordable Housing) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The somewhat…
PropertyProf Blog
Ghost Estates in Ireland
By propertyprof
I admit that when I first read the title of this photo essay in the New York Times, I thought that it was about haunted houses. But sadly, it is…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
Borrower Wins Skirmish, But May Lose the Foreclosure War
Recent news out of New Jersey announces that the state's appellate court overturned a lower court's entry of a foreclosure judgment in favor of Deutsche Bank. Apparently, Deustche Bank attempted…
PropertyProf Blog
“Home” and the Uniqueness Doctrine
By propertyprof
Okay, I'm back. I will post about what I've been doing this summer that has kept me off PropertyProf Blog (not that its that terribly interesting) but the theme is…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Place An End To Bank Owed Debt!
As a result of increasing numbers of foreclosures, associations now have to deal with collecting delinquent balances against not only its individual homeowners but also against the foreclosing lenders/banks. With…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
Breaking News: SJC Rules that Housing Court has Jurisdiction to Consider Title-Based Defenses to Eviction Following Foreclosure
By Donald Pinto
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) this morning issued its decision in Bank of New York v. Bailey (pdf) (see our prior commentary here). In this case the defendant homeowner sought to stave…
PropertyProf Blog
Adverse Possession in the News
By propertyprof
First-year property doctrines are alive and well! In case you missed it last week, the doctrine of adverse possession was splashed all over the news. Kenneth Robinson is attempting to…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Bankruptcy Can Provide Leverage to Underwater Homeowner
By Bryan Fears
The Washington Post recently reported that the Obama administration is not planning another large federally funded program to relieving the troubled housing market. This news comes despite the President's acknowledgement…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Robo Signers and Legal Malpractice
Legal proceedings in foreclosure settings have ebbed and flowed over the years. Right now there is a tremendous backlog in the cases, mostly as a result of tightened rules. The…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Dim-Witted HOA Finally Sees the Light
A Florida homeowners association recently decided to waive $20,000 in fines accumulated by a homeowner who abandoned her property to her lender. It appears that owner Linda Conti overestimated her…