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Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of... more +
Foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender seeks to force the sale of a mortgaged property in order to recover the balance of a delinquent loan. Recently, the foreclosure process has been the subject of greater legislative and judicial scrutiny after systemic abuses were uncovered during the widespread foreclosure crisis resulting from the Great Recession. less -
Oliva Gibbs

How Safe Are Your Severed Minerals From the Tax Man? Surface Tax Sales, Severed Minerals, and Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP

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“You never own your [real property]; the government does. You’ll be paying them property tax forever.” —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP, the Texas Eighth District Court of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maine amends processes regarding sale of foreclosed properties for nonpayment of taxes

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On April 16, the Governor of Maine signed into law HP 1452 (the “Act”), which will amend the selling processes for foreclosed properties, specifically when a property is being foreclosed upon following a failure to pay taxes....more

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Michigan Property Owners Entitled to Surplus Value When Foreclosed Property Transferred to Land Bank, Court of Appeals Rules

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Miller Canfield previously reported on Rafaeli, LLC v Oakland County (Rafaeli), in which the Michigan Supreme Court held that counties are not allowed to retain sale proceeds that exceed the taxes owed on a foreclosure...more

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