Topic
Lien
121 published works
Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law
Indiana’s UCC Financing Statement Termination Obligations
This follows-up my post: Indiana’s Mortgage Release Obligations. Today’s post relates, not to real property mortgage liens, but rather to personal property Uniform Commercial Code liens (security interests). Duty to…
Community Association Industry Legal Blog
How Long Does a Florida HOA or Condominium Association have to foreclose on a HOA/COA Lien?
Florida law provides that community associations may collect assessments from unit owners to cover operating and maintenance costs. If a unit owner fails to pay, the association may record the…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Second Circuit Holds That Younger Abstention Does Not Apply to State Probate Court Order Concerning the Validity of a Lien
In Cavanaugh v. Geballe, No.21-571 (2d Cir. Mar. 17, 2022), the Second Circuit holds that the district court erred by abstaining under the doctrine established in Younger v. Harris, 401…
Georgia Construction, Bond & Lien Law Blog
House Bill 1221 Could Amend Georgia’s Lien Laws in 2022
By Mark Cobb
Representative Matthew Gambill of the 15th District from Cartersville has introduced Georgia Hour Bill 1221 in the current 2022 legislative session. This bill purports to change O.C.G.A. § 44-14-361.1 relating…
Credit Chronometer
Hidden Threats to Lien Priority: How Mortgage Lenders Can Hold Their Ground
Residential mortgage lending has seemed to fare reasonably well in the thick of the pandemic due to stimulus and relief programs, but as pandemic-era relief recedes and foreclosures rise, hidden…
New Jersey Law Blog
Timing of Lien Claim
In general, it is well known that commercial construction liens must be filed within 90 days of the last date that a contractor provided materials and/or services for a project.…
Synergy Blog
Hospital Liens vs. Debts: A Distinction with a BIG Difference
May 13, 2021 Michael Walrath, Esq. Introduction Plaintiffs’ lawyers largely understand settlement proceeds which are subject to a claim of lien must be protected in trust, even against the client’s…
Ontario Condo Law Blog
Lien challenges: applying pressure doesn’t stop the bleeding
By Tony Bui
When condo owners get hit with a lien, things typically go one of two ways: the owner pays the lien and everyone moves on with their life or the owner…
Real Bankruptcy Intel
Opinion of Interest – Matter of First River Energy: Some State-Specific Liens May be no More than “Amazing Disappearing Security Interests”
By Alexander F. Berk, Sean T. Scott, Aaron Gavant
In its recent decision in Matter of First River Energy, LLC,1 the Fifth Circuit resolved a priority dispute between lienholders regarding their competing claims to cash held by the debtor,…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Hospitals profiteer on injured car wreck victims with sky-high bills and liens
ongressional investigations may be coming none too soon on revelations about predatory billing by big hospitals and hospital chains against patients for costly care they received after they were hurt…