
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ALLOWS SERVICE OF PROCESS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
On April 20, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court implemented changes…

FLORIDA COURT FINDS PARTY LACKED STANDING TO SUE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Earlier this month Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals…

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE INTENDS TO SHORTEN DEADLINES & IMPOSE MORE STRINGENT GUIDELINES FOR ESTOPPEL LETTERS IN THE FALL OF 2023
The US Senate recently passed Senate Bill 708[i] which proposes…

FLORIDA APPELLATE COURT REVERSES REFORMATION OF HOA DECLARATION BASED ON STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Last month Florida’s Second DCA reversed an order which granted…

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AMENDS CIVIL PROCEDURAL RULES
On April 20, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court implemented changes…

OHIO COURT DENIES BANK REIMBURSEMENT FOR MULTIPLE ADVANCES TO PROTECT MORTGAGED PROPERTY BECAUSE BANK FAILED TO TIMELY FILE MOTION
Earlier this month, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals…

FLORIDA COURT REJECTS BORROWERS’ COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL DEFENSE & FINDS EARLIER JUDGMENT FOR BORROWERS WAS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS
Florida’s Fourth DCA just reversed a final judgment entered…

POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT EQUITABLE LIEN FORECLOSURES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE FLORIDA COURTS
Over the last few years Florida courts have seen an increase…

FLORIDA DCA REVERSES JUDGMENT FOR BORROWER & CLARIFIES EVIDENTIARY RULES
Florida’s Fifth DCA just reversed a judgment entered in a foreclosure…

FLORIDA COURT APPLIES HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO PREVENT ALIENATION OF HOMESTEAD PROPERTY DESPITE SPOUSAL ABANDONMENT
Earlier this month Florida’s Third DCA addressed the homestead…