by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Probate
A client contacted me the other day with a very interesting situation. His father was a citizen of Canada and maintained a winter home in South Florida. His father had named him on the deed to the property so that it would pass to him upon his father’s death. And... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate
As the value of real estate is continuously depreciating, more and more people are resorting to “self-help” measures to get out of sky-high mortgages – except that such measures are not only harmful to their own interests, but are also further devastating the economy.... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Wrongful Foreclosure
As a follow-up to my earlier post on deficiency judgments, I wanted to discuss some elements that I did not previously cover and which I have been asked by clients. A bank/lender that obtains a deficiency judgment, also known as a judgment creditor, has many avenues... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Wrongful Foreclosure
A deficiency in the mortgage foreclosure setting is the difference between the value of a lien on real estate (the amount due to fully satisfy a debt) and the price obtained by the Bank after foreclosing on the property (or the fair market value of the property). Say,...