Can I Sell My Home Before Foreclosure?
Homeowners facing foreclosure often ask a common question: can I sell my home before foreclosure? As with all legal questions, the answer depends. A lender brings a foreclosure to recoup the money owned on the underlining mortgage loan. Paying off more »
How Long Does a Foreclosure Take?
One of the most common questions I get from homeowners facing foreclosure is, how long does a foreclosure take? The quick answer is: a while. Compared to other states that have expedited the foreclosure process, foreclosures in Massachusetts generally take a long more »
Important Things to Include in a Lease
Signing a lease is an important part of the landlord/tenant process. A leases spells out the terms of the landlord/tenant relationship, namely the amount of rent and how long the lease will last. Most landlords use a standard form lease more »
Interview with David Dayen, Author of Chain of Title
The Massachusetts Foreclosure Law Blog is pleased to present an interview with David Dayen, author of Chain of Title, a new book about the foreclosure crisis. Chain of Title is an account of how three ordinary Americans uncovered foreclosure fraud in the more »
Fannie Mae v. Rego: Supreme Judicial Court Permits a Chapter 93A Defense to Foreclosure
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued Fannie Mae v. Rego today, an important foreclosure law decision that permits a Chapter 93A defense to foreclosure. Chapter 93A, the common name for Massachusetts’s Consumer Protection Law, is a broad consumer statute that more »
What is a Loan Modification?
I write often about loan modifications, but I’ve had many clients ask me what is a loan modification, and how does it compare to a loan refinance. It is an important topic, as loan modifications are essential for foreclosure defense. more »
Overview of the Massachusetts Security Deposit Law
Ask a room full of lawyers a legal question, and you will likely get a handful of different responses. I would bet, however, that there is a major exception to this on the question of whether a landlord should accept more »
Guest Blog Post: Meikle v. Nurse (Defenses in Massachusetts Eviction Cases)
The Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Blog is proud to have Attorney Joseph N. Schneiderman guest blog on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent Meikle v. Nurse decision, an appeal involving the important issue of defenses in Massachusetts eviction cases. Attorney Schneiderman is an appellate attorney licensed in Massachusetts and Connecticut more »