The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision on consumer protection demand letters last week, that is of particular importance to Massachusetts foreclosure defense.  The case, Moronta v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC,  is an interpretation of the consumer protection demand more »

A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision illustrates the importance of properly appealing a foreclosure case.  The Court’s decision reaffirms that a homeowner has one–and only one–opportunity to appeal an unfavorable court decision. In Eresian v. Merill Lynch Credit Corporation, the more »

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 »

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 »

  The Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Blog is proud to have Attorney Joseph N. Schneiderman guest blog on the Massachusetts Appeals Court’s recent Clark v. Leisure  Woods Estates, Inc. decision, an appeal involving the important issue of damages in landlord tenant cases.  Attorney  Schneiderman is an more »

The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important appellate decision this week on the “hold the note” requirement for Massachusetts foreclosures. First, a brief background.  A promissory note is a written contract to pay a certain sum of money at a specific more »