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Neustein Law Group, PA prevailed in six separate foreclosure appeals across the State of Florida this summer. In Stoltz v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled that Neustein Law Group successfully challenged the bank’s right to bring the foreclosure action, which resulted in a dismissal. In that case, Neustien Law…

Muchos prestamistas presentar una moción para la sentencia sumaria, porque es una manera fácil y rápida de obtener sentencia sin ir a juicio. Los tribunales suelen conceder una moción de sentencia sumaria en casos de exclusión porque la Corte determina que el propietario no tiene defensa y no habría nada sustantivo para presentar a la…

En los últimos meses hemos sido testigos de más y más empresas del demandante de intentar obtener una sentencia definitiva mediante el uso de la Ley de la Florida 702.10. La razón de ser es que a menudo puede ser más rápido que ir por una sentencia sumaria o intentar obtener sentencia en el juicio.…

In recent months we have been seeing more and more Plaintiff’s firms attempting to obtain final judgment through the use of Florida Statute 702.10. The reason being is that it can often be quicker than going for summary judgment or trying to obtain judgment at trial. It works like this: Plaintiff will file a Motion…

In the context of a foreclosure, affirmative defenses are raised at some point after the plaintiff, i.e., the bank, files its complaint. If proper defenses are not raised, you will very likely be unsuccessful in the foreclosure action. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.110(d) is instructive on what affirmative defenses may be raise: “accord and…

Equitable subrogation allows a party discharging another party’s debt to step into the shoes of the creditor who held the discharged debt. In the context of mortgages, it is generally the law in Florida that the first mortgagee has priority to any subsequent creditors, including other mortgagees. In the context of a foreclosure, a second…

After the Plaintiff (usually the bank in a foreclosure action) has filed a lawsuit and served you with the initial pleading (i.e., the Complaint), you have 20 days in which to file an answer or respond to the Complaint. If you do not, the Plaintiff may file a Motion for Clerk’s Default. Each county in…

An escrow account is a part of virtually every real estate transaction in the state of Florida. In real estate transactions, the word escrow can mean several different things. When you are buying a home from a third party, you most likely wrote an ‘escrow’ check that was held by a neutral third party while…

Hipoteca Registro Electrónico, Inc. (MERS en Ingles) es una empresa privada que se ha creado a partir de la industria bancaria de hipotecas con el fin de mantener una base de datos con la que se realiza mantenimiento derechos y propiedad de las hipotecas para sus miembros. Los miembros de los tipos por lo general…

Florida Statute 1.580 Writ of Possession (a) Issuance. When a judgment or order is for the delivery of possession of real property, the judgment or order shall direct the clerk to issue a writ of possession. The clerk shall issue the writ forthwith and deliver it to the sheriff for execution. After the bank, lender…