Real Estate & Property Law

Answers to questions about a foreclosure rescue scam mailing
A couple weeks ago you may remember reading about how the Attorney General?s Office Consumer Protection Division sent out over 14,000 letters to homeowners to educate them about foreclosure rescue scams...

New web content on foreclosures
There is now new content here on our AGO website regarding foreclosure!  ... This fall, the Consumer Protection Division will be sending out an official letter to homeowners facing foreclosure warning them about foreclosure rescue scams...

Bush's Plan For Foreclosure Rescue
President Bush's long-awaited foreclosure rescue plan might prove to be too little, too late for most struggling homeowners.

August Spotlight: Foreclosure
Last week, President Bush signed into law the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, a sweeping housing rescue package that promises help for homeowners facing foreclosure, and provides temporary assistance to struggling mortgage finance companies Freddie Mac and Fannie...

Florida Lawyers Assist Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
The Florida Bar, the Florida Bar Foundation, Florida Legal Services and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Business Law Sections, along with the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar have teamed up to offer legal help to...

BBB Foreclosure Rescue Scam
A California foreclosure rescue scam involved one company fraudulently using the Better Business Bureau's logo on their publications.

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Stephen J. Hyland
alleging fraudulent operations in offering expertise in same gender couples' issues.

GMAC Faces Class Action over Foreclosure Abuses
GMAC Faces Foreclosure Abuses Class Action

Hewlett-Packard and Staples
allegedly violated antitrust laws in collaborating on the sale of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.

Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices
Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices

Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings
Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings