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Foreclosures
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Legal Profession Blog
Foreclosure Related Misconduct
From the web page of the Ohio Supreme Court:The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license ofHamilton attorney John T. Willard for one year, with the final sixmonths…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Sheriff’s Sale of Property Following Foreclosure Can Extinguish Mechanics’ Liens
Prior to the Amendments to the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963 which became effective January 1, 2007, Mechanics' Lien Claims were granted priority over Mortgages against the liened property…
florida ROC
ROC’s, hurricane products, and foreclosures
By Scott Gordon
I read two articles in last Sunday's edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that should be of great interest to resident owned communities. The first article focuses on the "false sense of security"…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Can Secured Creditor Foreclose on Substantially All the Assets of a Debtor without Stockholder Approval?
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
An interesting question appeared in my in-box a few days ago from the ABA’s Private Equity/Venture Capital Listserve. Here is a somewhat edited version (thanks to Peter Sugar for helping…
Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure
By John Weber
The rights of owners and tenants in post-foreclosure property have been dramatically altered by new legislation signed by President Obama. On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed the “Helping Families Save…
PropertyProf Blog
Dana on Foreclosure and Fragmentation
By propertyprof
David A. Dana (Northwestern) has posted The Foreclosure Crisis and the Anti-Fragmentation Principle in State Property Law on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Secured credit in homes has been divided and over-divided…
Legal Profession Blog
Twice Disbarred
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department imposed reciprocal discipline based on the attorney's New Hampshire disbarment. The court summarized the findings of misconduct:By order and opinion…
Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Ohio Court Applies Mootness Doctrine upon Distribution of Foreclosure Proceeds
By John Weber
Ohio’s Ninth District Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal from a foreclosure judgment in March after ruling that the disbursement of sheriff sale proceeds rendered the appeal moot. In Bankers Trust…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Chapter 11 Cases Files In March And April 2009
By Sunghee Sohn
Today is foreclosure day in Georgia, and here are the Chapter 11 filings through today. Case No. Ch Party Info Dates Other Info 09-66184-mhm 11 Greg Holland, Inc. Filed: 03/09/2009…
PropertyProf Blog
The Coming Rental Revolution
By propertyprof
In the last few weeks, The New York Times has run a series of unrelated articles exploring how the foreclosure crisis is affecting the rental housing market (see here, here,…