Jeffery Marino | firsttuesday Journal

A lender’s misrepresentation of a loan agreement’s content allows the property owner to recover

Posted by Jeffery Marino | Feb 2, 2011 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

A property owner arranged a loan modification agreement with a lender holding a trust deed on his property. The lender prepared a written loan modification agreement which extended the property owner’s loan term in exchange for...

Easement disputes allow a lis pendens to be recorded describing the property holding the appurtenant right to use the easement

Posted by Jeffery Marino | Feb 2, 2011 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

A property owner’s parcel of real estate was encumbered by an expired easement, the use of which was enjoyed by a neighboring property owner. The neighboring property owner continued to use the easement for ingress and egress...

The right of rescission is on the chopping block

Posted by Jeffery Marino | Jan 10, 2011 | Real Estate |

Updated 2/2/2011: This news report is regarding a proposal from the Federal Reserve to modify existing rules for a homeowner’s right of rescission. On February 2, 2011 the Fed issued a press release stating this proposal...