Real Estate & Property Law

Tenant Procedures Changed Regarding Foreclosures
The IL Code of Civil Procedure has been amended to allow foreclosure tenants who are current on their rent to retain possession of their property for a designated period...

Honest Renters Get Caught in Foreclosure Disasters
This past Sunday, the AJC published a fascinating article entitled "Foreclosures Reach Renters...

When Your Mortgage Company Files Bankruptcy
The foreclosure crisis sweeping the nation is also sending some mortgage companies into financial ruin, leaving many folks caught in the middle...

Q & A; Luxury Deregulation: Determining Income
QWe live in a rent-stabilized apartment. By 2010, the rent will exceed $2,000 a month...

What are Words Worth? Commercial Lease Option to Renew
Recently I have been presented with clients dealing with options to renew a commercial lease...

Using Chapter 7 Bankrputcy To Battle Mortgage Lender Seeking Foreclosure
I probably get one or more calls and emails each day from someone who wants to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy because they are facing a mortgage foreclosure...

Landlord Tenant Laws and Provisions
State and City Laws Related to Residential House and Apartment Leases

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Home Mortgages
What to look for

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

How can I break my lease due to poor car parking facilities?
You can leave the apartment and break your lease, before doing so, make sure you...

My bank scheduled a funds transfer from the wrong account. Who's Responsible?
According to this situation, the only person to be held accountable is the bank ...

Rent Controlled Apartments
Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants and then selling the buildings for a profit.

National City Mortgage
$4.6 million payout resolves mortgage suit.

Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly charged borrowers improper foreclosure fees.

Options Backdating
Former Broadcom executive settles $1.3 million stock option backdating lawsuit.

Metoclopramide
Associated with Development of Movement Disorder

Hedge Funds
alleging companies involved in mortgage fraud.