Call us Today at (954) 458-8655

Florida Deficiency Foreclosure Claims: Banks Now Have One Year Statute of Limitations Deadline to Pursue the Deficiency

Last Update: 08/01/16 In Florida, when the mortgage balance is more than the sales price of a home in foreclosure, there is a “deficiency” – stated another way – the deficiency is the amount due the lender when the sale proceeds in a short sale...

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

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...

Florida House Passes “Foreclosure Reform” Bill HB 87: Travesty of Justice for Florida Home Owners and Florida Borrowers – Here’s Why

The proposed “foreclosure reform” legislation that failed last year, got revamped, and was proposed again this year to be made into new Florida law has been a big concern for foreclosure defense attorneys and advocates for Florida home owners. We’ve...

What Happens When Out of State Homeowners Who Owned Florida Real Estate Face Bank Collection Efforts in Their Home State (or Country) Because of a Florida Foreclosure Judgment?: Domesticating Judgments

For those who live outside of the State of Florida but who own or owned Florida real estate subject to foreclosure, the possibility of that foreclosure’s deficiency judgment being collected in your resident state is real. Florida Deficiency Judgments Have Five...