The standard for obtaining a lis pendens in Massachusetts is simple: A person seeking a lis pendens must establish that the subject matter of their lawsuit "constitutes a claim of a right or title real property or the use and occupation thereof." Once that has been established–and it need only be established by what is ...
The good news is that most foreclosures wipes the title clean of any junior liens (mortgages or judgments that were recorded after the foreclosing mortgage) so in this aspect buying a foreclosure can be a good thing, but an attorney needs to search the title to make sure there were no judgments, liens or mortgages that ...
Instead, the foreclosure purchaser must remove (expunge) the lis pendens before it can initiate the eviction process. Of course, that process could take months, if not years, depending on the merits of the prior borrower's claims and the particular court.
Pursuant to the new law, a lender can opt to send a 90-day notice instead of a 150-day notice if it can certify that it has engaged in a good faith effort to negotiate a commercially reasonable alternative to foreclosure.
In the case of a foreclosure, a Lis Pendens serves as a legal warning that a lawsuit has been filed and more importantly, it discourages a lender from completing the foreclosure because if its lien is ruled invalid or a qualified purchaser at the foreclosure auction have a sale reversed, the number of prospective ...
In Massachusetts, the law on partition is set forth in Chapter 241 of the Massachusetts General Laws. This law allows property owners to end their co-ownership of property by bringing a case in either the Land Court or the Probate and Family Court.
Quiet Title Actions (G.L. Therefore, in Massachusetts, a Quiet Title action would be brought by a borrower only after receiving a judicial ruling indicating that the foreclosing entity does not have "jurisdiction and authority" under statute" to enforce the power of sale in the borrower's mortgage.
The standard for obtaining a lis pendens in Massachusetts is simple: A person seeking a lis pendens must establish that the subject matter of their lawsuit "constitutes a claim of a right or title real property or the use and occupation thereof." Once that has been established–and it need only be established by what is ...
Minor Settlement Approval In Massachusetts, if a settlement is agreed to on behalf of a minor in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000.00, an insurance company will require that suit be filed (if not already done) so that a judge may review the minor settlement petition after a hearing.
Subsequent to registration cases are legal proceedings. They modify, add, or update registered land records due to changes in the land's title or ownership. They are also known as “SBQ Cases,” “Subsequent Cases,” or “S-Cases.”