On April 27, 2020, the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued emergency regulations, forms, and guidance in connection with Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a...more
On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law emergency legislation (the “Act”) adopting a temporary moratorium on non-essential evictions of residential and small business tenants as well as a...more
In In re Fortin, 598 B.R. 689 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2019), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts considered whether a lender may enforce a mortgage despite the unenforceability of the underlying...more
Two recent Massachusetts Appeals Court decisions offer both clarity and caution to mortgage lenders seeking to enforce their loan documents. These decisions address the importance of properly drafting prepayment provisions in...more
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Contract Drafting ,
Fair Market Value ,
Fannie Mae ,
Foreclosure ,
Good Faith ,
Loan Documentation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Prepayments ,
Promissory Notes