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New Jersey Adopts Legislation Requiring the Removal of Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants in Deeds and Association Documents

On November 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation, A-5390/SB-2861, that requires the removal of...

NJ’s New Amendment to Tax Foreclosure Law: More Harm Than Good?

On September 24, 2021, Governor Murphy signed a law amending N.J.S.A. § 54:5-89.1, with the amendment preventing...

Deely' Expands Lender's Use of Equitable Subrogation to Protect Priority Status

Reprinted with permission from the April 26, 2021, issue of the New Jersey Law Journal. © 2021...

New York Federal Court Grants Bank’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in PPP Class Action

On April 8, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted...

Buyers Seek Class Certification in CSL Suit

Riker Danzig’s Chassen, et al. v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., et al. case was the subject of an...

The Docket: Maryland Federal Court Holds No Title Insurance Coverage for Water Runoff

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Third Circuit Affirms NJ Doctrine of Necessaries Not Preempted by Equal Credit Opportunity Act

In a recently published opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a...

New York Court of Appeals Finds Loan Decelerated When Voluntary Discontinuance of Foreclosure Filed

In a ground-breaking case for lenders, the New York Court of Appeals recently added critical guidance and...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Property Seized Pre-Bankruptcy Petition

Automatic Stay Not Violated by Retention of Property Seized Before Filing The United States Supreme Court recently...