Governor Baker signed into law the Massachusetts Foreclosure Title Clearing Bill last week. This bill, which supporters have been trying to pass for years, imposes a deadline for challenging the validity of foreclosures in Massachusetts. Here, I’ll present an overview of the more »
I’m thrilled to announce that I helped a Massachusetts homeowner beat foreclosure, through one of my most successful (and hard fought) cases to date. My client was foreclosed in 2009, as a result of a predatory loan that forced him more »
Raising rent is always a contentious issue among Massachusetts landlords and tenants. I often get asked, are raises in rent allowed? The answer depends upon the rental agreement between the parties: whether there is a lease or tenancy-at-will. A lease is more »
I often get asked how to stop a foreclosure in Massachusetts. Homeowners facing foreclosure need to be aware of the different options for stopping foreclosure and how they apply to different scenarios. Stopping a foreclosure is priority number one in Massachusetts more »
Getting a loan modification isn’t easy. As I have often written, the loan modification process can be long, complex, and costly. Banks and loan servicers routinely lose paperwork and make the process a thousand times harder than it needs to more »
Last week, I settled a highly contentious landlord/tenant dispute. Neither side like each other, and both seemed glad to have the matter over. I represented the landlord, and was able to negotiate a move-out of the tenants in exchange for more »
In true Halloween spirit, a recent news article reports that “zombie” foreclosures are down nationwide, especially in Massachusetts. A “zombie” foreclosure is where a borrower abandons their home prior to a foreclosure occurring. I suspect that zombie foreclosures do not occur too more »
The Supreme Judicial Court will be hearing an appeal on a matter of great importance for Massachusetts landlord/tenant law: whether the failure to comply with the state’s security deposit law is a defense to an eviction (“summary process”). The case more »
When foreclosure defense comes to the big screen, you know I’m going to see it. I took a break from work this weekend to watch 99 Homes, a movie about the 2o1o foreclosure crisis in Florida. Overall, I thought it was more »
A party who receives an unfavorable decision in a Massachusetts eviction case has the option of appealing. In an appeal, the party asks the appellate court to review the decisions made by the trial court and decide if they were more »
