City of Jacksonville Ordinance Code Changes Passed in June 2015
The City Council recently approved a number of changes to the Zoning Code. These include: Ordinance 2015-250-E which clarified and …
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Florida Court Declines To Enforce Judgment Of Illinois Court That Lacked Jurisdiction
By Adam B. Brandon The U.S. Constitution requires that each state give “full faith and credit” to judgments of …
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When is your Final Deficiency Judgment Really Final?
Florida 1st DCA Distinguishes Between Amending a Final Judgment under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(a) and 1.540(b) as to …
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Supreme Court to Settle Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s Spouse-Guarantor Rule
By Edward L. Kelly The Supreme Court has agreed to address a split between circuits that emerged last summer centering …
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STOP THE PRESSES – The CFPB Proposes Delaying the Effective Date of the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Rule until October 1, 2015
The banking industry has spent the last two years preparing for the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau’s implementation of the Truth-in-Lending …
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Deepening Insolvency: A Viable Theory of Damages in the Eleventh Circuit
“Deepening Insolvency” is a developing theory of law in cases brought by bankruptcy trustees, litigation trust trustees, receivers, reorganized debtors, …
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Court Deadlines: Computation of Time Under Rule 2.514
By Scott J. Kennelly and Janet C. Owens One of the most critical aspects in any litigation is to ensure …
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SCOTUS: Debtor Entitled to Chapter 13 Conversion Leftovers
The U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a circuit split by answering the question; what happens to post-petition wages held by …
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A Florida Court Decides to “Shed Some Light”on the Admissibility of Predecessor Loan Records in a Mortgage Foreclosure Action
In Bank of New York v. Calloway , a decision that should prove beneficial to lenders and servicers, Florida’s Fourth …
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Mortgage Default Letters: R.I.P. Paragraph Twenty Two…Borrowers Will Miss You
In residential foreclosures, a notice of default letter, commonly found in paragraph 22 of most mortgages is a condition precedent …
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