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Posted Date: Monday, March 18, 2024
The owner of previously vacant property filed suit against the new owner after discovering she was the victim of seller impersonation fraud.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
After initiating foreclosure proceedings on a vacant lot in Mastic Beach, N.Y., that had the same street address as adjacent property, the mortgage holder sued the title insurer for declaratory judgment and breach of contract.
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Posted Date: Monday, March 11, 2024
The developer of property in Connecticut filed suit against the owners of the property, arguing they breached the restrictive covenants encumbering the property by putting up a large garage on the property and operating a business from it.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently held that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional in a case brought by the National Small Business Association against the U.S. Treasury Department and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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Posted Date: Monday, March 4, 2024
The Supreme Court of Montana heard a case to determine whether a title company was contractually liable to homebuyers for title insurance on disputed properties. The district court had granted summary judgment in the title company’s favor.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A title company and the seller of property disputed whether the seller owed the title company money after the company stepped in to pay off the lien. A trial court affirmed summary judgment in the company’s favor and the seller appealed.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
A buyer filed a class action against the real estate services firm that assisted in closing on property in Pottstown, Pa., for overcharging him for notary services, alleging claims under the state’s Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and unjust enrichment.
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Posted Date: Friday, February 16, 2024
The replacement lender of two liens on property in Washington, D.C. filed an action to determine the priority of the two liens, after the property owner filed for bankruptcy.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
A husband and wife and the wife’s mother purchased property in Westford, Mass., as joint tenants. After the spouses divorced and the mother passed away, the wife sold the property to a third party. The purchaser later sought to refinance her loan and was told of a potential title defect because there was a question of whether the mother’s descendants owned her interest in the property. The purchaser filed a complaint to address the possible issue.
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Posted Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
When a neighbor found out the owners of property in Ocean City, Md., were selling their property to a developer who wanted to take down the current residence to replace it with three residential dwellings, they filed a complaint arguing the new owner would not be able to do that under the city’s zoning code. After their title insurer denied their claim to defend them in that action, the current owners filed suit against it.
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