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July 2013 CoreLogic Report Shows Florida No. 1 in the USA for Foreclosures and Foreclosure Inventory with Florida Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Having Even Bigger Fight on Their Hands.

by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Rescue, Wrongful Foreclosure

Today, research and analysis company CoreLogic® released its June 2013 National Foreclosure Report and the numbers of foreclosures across the United States has dropped twenty percent in the past year while from May 2013 to June 2013, the number of completed...

Forced Arbitration In Florida

by Larry Tolchinsky | Arbitration, Florida Law, Local Lawyers

Last Update: 10/16/19 Forced Arbitration on Consumers is a Reality – Consumers Don’t Get a Trial It is true that in Florida, arbitration is becoming a very popular alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method. There are several reasons for this. Some point...

South Florida Condo Association Beats Bank in Foreclosure Fight: Bank Failed to File Lawsuit Before Limitations Deadline

by Larry Tolchinsky | Community Associations, Condos and Townhouses, Florida Condominium Law, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate

Most Florida foreclosure dockets are filled with David and Goliath stories with a home owner fighting to save the family home from the mortgage lender. However, this month there was a David and Goliath story of a different sort when a South Florida home...

Florida Governor Signs Foreclosure Reform Bill HB 87 Into Law: Constitutional Violations of Due Process and Ex Post Facto Prohibitions Must Be Fought in Florida Courts

by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Homestead, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Rescue, Local Lawyers, Wrongful Foreclosure

Governor Rick Scott sat down at his Governor’s desk on June 7, 2013, picked up his pen and signed lots of bills into law that were sent to him by the Florida Legislature. Rick Scott signed things like the Veteran’s Organizations Bill (SB 390) and the Emergency Medical...

Deficiency Judgments and Past Due Condo Association Payments

by Larry Tolchinsky | Community Associations, Condos and Townhouses, Deficiency Judgments, Florida Condominium Law, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Underwater Mortgage

In Florida, one result of the past few year’s foreclosure fraud crisis has been chaos for condo associations across the state as Florida condo unit owners have become delinquent in paying assessments. Often, strapped condo owners make arrangements with their...