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Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -

Second Department Holds Judicial Estoppel Bars Application of FAPA

McGlinchey Stafford on 8/8/2025

On July 16, 2025, the Appellate Division, Second Department declined to apply the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) to a mortgage foreclosure commenced prior to FAPA’s enactment, pursuant to the doctrine of judicial...more

New York Courts Split on the Constitutionality of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

Goodwin on 7/7/2023

In the six months since New York’s governor signed the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, L. 2022, ch. 821 (eff. Dec. 30, 2022) (FAPA), a split has emerged about whether the law applies retroactively....more

The Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act is Now Law

Perkins Coie on 1/18/2023

On December 30, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) after the bill’s passage by both the New York state senate and the assembly. FAPA is a direct response to a New...more

NY restricts lenders’ ability to reset statute of limitations on foreclosures

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/13/2023

In December, the New York governor signed A 7737-B, the “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act,” which amends the rights of parties in foreclosure actions....more

Oregon Law Limits Lender Enforcement Actions Against Borrowers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/7/2020

Oregon’s House Bill 4204 (the “Statute”) was signed into law on July 7, 2020, by Governor Kate Brown. The Statute imposes certain limitations on a lender’s right to undertake enforcement action against a borrower on loans...more

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