California Municipal Ordinance Summary Available
UTA has added a summary of Fees and Timeframes for all California Municipal Ordinances on to its website. The summary was graciously provided by Total Lender Solutions. Read the summary
UTA has added a summary of Fees and Timeframes for all California Municipal Ordinances on to its website. The summary was graciously provided by Total Lender Solutions. Read the summary
President Obama has signed Senate Bill 3008, the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014, into law, extending the 12-month, post-discharge, protection period of SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) for another year through December 31, 2015.
We have received the following good news from SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) with whom UTA joined along with an industry-wide coalition, against loan-related eminent domain efforts in 2012. Read a copy of the coalition letter
The California Legislature has been described as operating a bill factory, an assembly-line operation where the “product” is new laws. There is some truth to that: each year the Assembly and Senate introduce 2000-2500 new laws, of which slightly less than half are eventually enacted and signed into law by...
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will recognize a new holiday in the state of California. ‘Native American’ day will be recognized on the fourth Friday of each September. Read the law and a complete summary of all California state holidays
The Nevada Supreme Court (4-3 vote, SFR Investments Pool 1 LLC v. U.S. Bank, N.A.) has ruled that a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of an HOA lien extinguishes a first deed of trust. HOAs can foreclose on homes ahead of first-mortgage providers. This puts thousands of first liens at risk.
Nevada, California and Texas HOA Lien issues will be addressed in detail on Monday, November 10th at 1:30 pm at the La Quinta Resort, during UTA’s 39th Annual Education Conference. Our expert panel will provide an update on lien issues, including the recent decision SFR Investments Pool 1 LLC v....
The Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program – administered by the Supreme Court of Nevada - is seeking members to serve on their Advisory Committee.
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...