Topic
Foreclosures
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North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Superior Constr. Corp. v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., January 15, 2008 (Jolly)(unpublished)
Plaintiff sought to enjoin a foreclosure sale to be conducted for the benefit of the secured lender. Plaintiff was a general contractor who had done substantial work on the property…
Land Use Prof Blog
Who’s responsible for this abandoned house?
The distressing boom in foreclosures is imposing costs on local governments, which find that many houses are abandoned, especially in poorer neighborhoods, both serving as annoyances to neighbors and…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Nonprofit Struggles to Fight Wave of Foreclosures
The Baltimore Sun reports that the nonprofit group Civil Justice is working in Maryland to help homeowners facing foreclosure who have legitimate legal defenses. With only three attorneys and a…
Land Use Prof Blog
An “impact fee” for foreclosures?
Communities across the nation are wincing at the boom in foreclosures. In my state of Florida, about two percent of all households encountered some form of foreclosure last year. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reacting to sentencing on the front page: It’s the economy, stupid?!?!
Main January 21, 2008Reacting to sentencing on the front page: It's the economy, stupid?!?!I am in Cleveland for a long weekend, and the front page of today's Cleveland Plain Dealer…
Land Use Prof Blog
The lending nuisance?
So, foreclosed homes are a blight upon your city, encouraging crime and arson, battering your already stressed community, and causing a further drop in limited tax revenues. What’s…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Hundreds of Foreclosed Georgia Houses To Be Auctioned
By Sunghee Sohn
An unfortunate consequence of the increase in foreclosures is that many homes are being auctioned by the foreclosing lenders. On January 16 and 17, 2007 600 Georgia houses will be…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Ohio Federal Judge Finds Fatal Flaw in Securitization Pool
A federal district court judge in Ohio, one of the states with the highest number of foreclosures, dismissed 14 foreclosure cases brought by a Deutsche Bank affiliate that is the…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
BusinessWeek: “Bankruptcy Reform Bites Back” And Leads To Spike In Foreclosures
By Sunghee Sohn
A recent article in BusinessWeek, entitled "Bankruptcy Reform Bites Back," raises the issue of whether the 2005 BAPCPA amendments to the Bankruptcy Code has had a major impact on the…
Land Use Prof Blog
Take a parking lot, and put up paradise …
The problem of abandoned houses didn’t just arise with the current foreclosure boom. In cities with depressed economies, such as Flint, Mich. (the subject of Michael Moore’s film "Roger…