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The owner of a multiunit residential building in Chicago filed suit against her title insurer, alleging that the title insurer failed to timely remove defects on the property’s title, including an unpaid mortgage from the prior owner and building code violations, leading to the eventual demolition of the building. Read on for more details.

Two banks disputed the priority of their liens against property in Arizona. In addressing the dispute, the court addressed the doctrines of replacement and equitable subrogation as they apply to lien rights. Read on for more details.

A bill that would establish predictable recording fees in Louisiana will go into effect on Aug. 1. Read on for more details.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed legislation that requires mortgagees and their assignees to provide to a mortgagor, upon satisfaction of the mortgage and discharge of the debt, a reassignment or release of the security interest in leases and rents that served as an additional security for the mortgage. Read on for more details.

The former owner of a title agency in Avoca, Pa., was sentenced to time in prison for multiple counts of mail fraud. Read on for more details.

A Burlington County, N.J., man was sentenced to time in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused $2.7 million in losses. Read on for more details.

The law firm Borders & Borders was granted summary judgment in a case brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging it violated RESPA when it worked with its affiliated settlement providers. Read on for more details.

A California homebuyer who was refinancing her home later found out her previous loan was not fully paid off at the time of her refinancing. In turn, she sued the title company for “purposely or negligently” failing to verify the proper payoff amount. The California district judge took a detailed look at whether the plaintiff was a third-party beneficiary to lender’s closing instruction in which she was not a party. Read on for the details and see which cases the court found controlling.

A Utah man sued First American for, among other things, breach of contract, after his interest in parcels of land was found to be invalid in a quiet title action. The district court in Utah was tasked with determining the inception of loss, an area in which the state code language of the term had not been precisely defined through case law in the context of title insurance. Read on for details of how the district court determined inception of loss, and whether the man’s claim was time-barred.

A recently passed California law addresses mechanic’s liens placed on common interest developments in the state. Read on for more details.