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The Case For Overturning Florida Foreclosure Ruling

In an opinion written in under 1,000 words, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal put foreclosure cases across Florida in jeopardy in Desbrunes v. U.S. Bank National Association in February. Originally published in...more

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Navigating Desbrunes: Implications and the Case for Overturning

In a less-than-thousand-word opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida put foreclosure cases across Florida in jeopardy. Namely, in all foreclosure cases in which a borrower is deceased, unless the legal...more

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Florida Supreme Court Accepts Jurisdiction in Glass on Fee Issue in Foreclosures

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On February 13, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction in an appeal emanating from a hot button issue in contested foreclosures – can the borrower in a foreclosure secure an award of contractual attorney’s fees...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 27, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Lis Pendens: a proper reading of Florida Statute section 48.23(1)(d) is that “when a foreclosure action is prosecuted to a judicial sale, that sale discharges all liens, whether...more

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Fourth District Court of Appeal Breathes Life Back into Lis Pendens Statute

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Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal breathed life back into the lis pendens statute by reversing course in Ober v. Town of Lauderdale-By-the-Sea. On a motion for rehearing, the Court withdrew and replaced its August 24,...more

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Second DCA Holds that Florida Statute § 559.715 is Inapplicable to Note Holders

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The Second District Court of Appeal has become the first appellate court in Florida to hold that Florida Statute § 559.715, part of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, Chapter 559, et seq. (“FCCPA”), does not...more

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Florida Court Confirms Substantial Compliance Standard Concerning Foreclosures

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The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently issued a long-awaited opinion in Green Tree Servicing v. Milam. Until this decision, the district courts in Florida had not spoken directly on the issue of whether strict...more

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Yet Another Florida Court Rejects Unpopular Decision on Statute of Limitations for Mortgage Foreclosure, But This Time it’s...

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With its decision up on re-hearing, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal may be rethinking its decision in Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Beauvais, No. 3D14-575, 2014 WL 7156961 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec. 17, 2014). In...more

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