by Mike on February 11, 2013
The Florida legislature is once again considering a bill to fast-track foreclosure cases in the judicial system—even though no one wants to use the expedited procedure that already exists—and one of the most dangerous provisions the bill contains is the so-called “Finality of judgment” section. The finality provision This finality provision is backed by well-funded […]
by Mike on February 11, 2011
Ben-Ezra and Katz is having a very bad day indeed. Not only has Fannie Mae just pulled the plug on the firm’s authorization to handle its cases, the firm’s founder had to appear before a Miami-Dade judge this morning to explain why his firm filed several fraudulent documents in a foreclosure case there. The judge […]
by Mike on February 10, 2011
This just in: Fannie Mae has banned Florida foreclosure mill Ben-Ezra & Katz from handling any Fannie foreclsoures, effective February 15, 2011. Here’s the text of the memo I got from a source, un-edited except for formatting: Servicing Notice: Termination of Relationship with the Ben-Ezra & Katz Law Firm Fannie Mae has issued the following […]
by Mike on December 15, 2010
Rules are meant to be followed in Pasco County Unlike in Lee County, the judges in Pasco County expect banks to follow the rules in foreclosure cases. The verification rule and its critics Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs in foreclosure cases had to verify the foreclosure complaint—in other words, they […]