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Summary Process 101

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on October 2, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Landlord/Tenant Law Blog Tagged with evictions, summary process

Evictions in Massachusetts are known as “summary process.”  The goal of summary process is found in Rule 1 of the Uniform Rules of Summary Process: “the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every summary process action.”  In other words, summary process more »

Jury Trials in Foreclosure Defense Cases

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on September 30, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog Tagged with foreclosure, litigation, practice pointers

I’m happy to write that I won a post-foreclosure eviction case several weeks ago using a new defense that I had been working on for the past year.  One of the critical reasons for this victory, I believe, was my more »

Evictions on the Rise in Massachusetts

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on September 23, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Landlord/Tenant Law Blog

The New York Times reports that evictions are on the rise across the United States, including Massachusetts, where eviction filings increased 11% between 2010 to 2013.  The rise in these cases poses challenges not only to the parties in these cases, but also to more »

Understanding Cash-for-Keys Settlement Offers

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on September 21, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Landlord/Tenant Law Blog

In landlord/tenant cases, “cash-for-keys” often comes up as a popular means of settling an eviction case.  In a cash-for-keys settlement, the landlord agrees to pay the tenant(s) a sum of money to leave the premises by a required deadline.  The more »

Practice Pointers: Foreclosure Defense is Not About Getting a Free Home

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on September 14, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

When I started this blog almost a year ago, I wrote that one of the major myths of foreclosure defense is that a borrower can get a free home if they fight their foreclosure.  What was true then remains true today: more »

Good Read on the Pending Federal Court Lawsuit Challenging Local Ant-Foreclosure Ordinances

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on September 10, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

I previously wrote about the pending federal court lawsuit brought by several banks challenging local town and city anti-foreclosure ordinances.  The cases raises many interesting questions on law and public policy, and is a rare case of local state banks taking legal action to challenge more »

Better Call . . . Sherwin!

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on August 14, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

As a huge fan of the television show Breaking Bad, I’m looking forward to Better Call Saul, the widely anticipated spin-off involving Walter White’s attorney: Saul Goodman.  Saul was one of my favorite characters on the show; the type of lawyer I never more »

Overview of Important Paperwork in a Foreclosure

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on August 9, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

There is no shortage of paperwork involved in a foreclosure. I have found that some of my best educated, most informed clients do not understand all of the important documents involved in the purchase of a home and subsequent foreclosure.  Here is a quick overview of more »

Understanding the Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”)

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on July 30, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

The federal Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) is aimed at offering struggling homeowners a loan modification that will provide them a mortgage payment of 31% of their monthly income.  While HAMP is intended to help homeowners, the reality is that more »

My Interview with MassRealty about Defending Your Home Foreclosure

By Adam T. Sherwin, Esq. Posted on July 16, 2014 Posted in Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog

I was recently interviewed by MassRealty about defending against a home foreclosure.  Check out my interview here!

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