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Home Foreclosure and Active Duty Military
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

When you’re active duty military, you sacrifice a lot to serve your country. So it seems unfair that you could return home and discover that your lender has foreclosed because you fell behind in your mortgage payments. The federal Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is designed to protect servicemembers from civil lawsuits while they’re on…

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What Happens When the Bank Ignores a Foreclosure Case?
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

All too often, borrowers lose their homes to foreclosure because they wait too long to defend themselves. But a lender can also lose a foreclosure case by neglecting it. Judges don’t like to have inactive cases sitting around on their dockets. They expect progress toward trial. If a case sits around too long with no…

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Summary Judgment and a Prisoner’s Right to Appear at the Hearing
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

In movies and TV, a court case always ends with a dramatic trial. A witness breaks down in tears and admits guilt. A startling new piece of evidence changes everything. Justice is served, and the courtroom erupts in cheers. Foreclosure cases don’t usually have these dramatic scenes. In fact, many foreclosure suits are resolved without…

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Congress Extends Mortgage (Debt) Forgiveness Relief Act
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

Millions of Americans exhaled a collective sigh of relief when the Mortgage (Debt) Forgiveness Relief Act. The Act was extended for another year and applied retroactively from December 2013 through December 2014. The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act provides a critical exemption to taxable income that banks attribute to borrowers after a successful foreclosure settlement…

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U.S. v. Bartram Dashes Hopes of Florida Homeowners Fighting Foreclosure
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

A recent Florida appellate court ruling in U.S. v. Bartram spelled bad news for Florida homeowners fighting foreclosure hoping a state statute might prevent banks from continuing to pursue a foreclosure action past the five-year mark, per the statute of limitations indicated in Florida Statutes, § 95.11 (2) (c). This law indicates there is a…

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Inadequate Notice of Default Cited in Series of Florida Foreclosure Dismissals
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

Appellate courts in Florida recently reversed a number of foreclosure actions on the grounds that the bank offered inadequate notice of default to borrowers, and thereby failed to provide them with adequate time to remedy the situation before proceeding with Florida foreclosure dismissals. Our Miami foreclosure attorneys know in recent years Florida courts have grown…

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HAMP Denials – The Decision to Grant Modification Rests With Mortgagee
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida recently issued a decision affirming the foreclosure in Bloch v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage , where a couple sought to challenge the bank’s denial of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program. The problem with HAMP eligibility is that while the basic requirements are spelled out by the…

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Fighting a Deficiency Judgment Following Florida Foreclosure
The Law Office of Neustein Law Group

In the state of Florida, lenders have the right to pursue deficiency judgments against homeowners following foreclosures or short sales. That is, the bank can seek to recover the difference between the value of the original loan and the amount for which the property later sold at foreclosure auction or short sale. For some people,…

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