Can the Bank Collect Past Due HOA Fees After a Foreclosure Judgment?
You worked hard to be able to purchase that home or condo. You sign your papers, you move in… And then tragedy strikes. You get sick, injured, or suffer the hit of cut-backs at work. You’re unable to pay your home owners association fees, and before you know it, you’re missing mortgage payments. The ...
Can a Servicer for a Trustee File a Deficiency Judgment?
Having to endure the foreclosure process can be a difficult experience. You’ve had to relinquish your home, find new lodging, and tolerate months of paperwork and phone calls from the bank. Just when you think it’s all over, suddenly you hear the term deficiency judgment. A deficiency judgment is a ...
In a Foreclosure Case, is Dropping a Party the Same as Voluntarily Dismissing the Case or Releasing the Lis Pendens?
When you are in a foreclosure case you may hear different words and phrases like “dropping a party”, “voluntarily dismissing the case” and “releasing the lis pendens”. You may find yourself questioning what these phrases mean and if they mean the same thing. The answer is that they all mean somethin ...
How to Respond to a Foreclosure Complaint After Signing a Quit Claim Deed
If you have signed a Quitclaim Deed as a result of divorce, or any other reason, that means that the owner of the property, the “grantor”, removes any legal interest and gives it to the recipient, the “grantee”. By doing this, the grantor terminates their right to claim the property, so naturally th ...
