Calif. Sen. Andy Vidak has introduced legislation that aims to correct both the Davis-Stirling Act and the Commercial & Industrial Common Interest Development Act by allowing a method to effectuate service of process in these instances
The Seattle City Council has released its report, ‘Principal Reduction and Foreclosure Prevention’, recommending that the Eminent Domain not be pursued by the city in addressing foreclosure issues.
Contra Costa County Superior Court Presiding Judge, Barry Goode has extended the drop-dead date for trustees’ sales at the Contra Costa County Courthouse Grounds to June 2, 2014.
Heading into the deadline for introducing new bills in 2014, UTA California lobbyist Michael Belote looks at some of the current legislation being shaped in his state.
Before the housing crash, HOA foreclosures weren’t all that common. However, as the crash happened and more people defaulted on both their mortgages and HOA fees, their frequency has increased...
Washington's Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) has been tweaked and discussions regarding the larger issue facing the long-term future of the mediation program continue...
UTA Oregon lobbyists Shawn Miller and Elizabeth Howe provide brief summaries of House Bills 4065 and 4103, draft bills that were considered during the state legislature's recent annual short session.
The ALFN hosts its annual legislative and regulatory policy summit, Advocacy Day, in Washington, DC on April 9 and invites all UTA members to participate in the day-long summit.
Contra Costa County Superior Court Presiding Judge Barry Good has amended his order to continue sales at the courthouse through May 31, 2014. Sales were to be set somewhere for after the February 15, 2014 deadline to find an alternative site to the courthouse.
In November 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced an increase in the allowable maximum attorney fees for legal work related to nonjudical and judicial foreclosures in several states.