Real Estate & Property Law

Groups Warn of Mortgage Lender Redlining
Washingtonpost.com" - Zip Code 'Redlining': A Sweeping View of Risk, By Kenneth R...

Credit Card Redlining
A new study suggests that redlining occurs in the credit card industry

Reverse Redlining Predatory Lending Complaint
The Associated Press, via Law.com, reports here that a Texan has brought a reverse redlining predatory lending suit suit...

City Of Baltimore, Wells Fargo Slug It Out As Lender Seeks Dismissal Of Reverse Redlining Lawsuit
In Baltimore, Maryland, The Maryland Daily Record reports: Attorneys for the city of Baltimore and Wells Fargo traded arguments in federal court about the viability of the city?s first-of-its-kind ?reverse-redlining? lawsuit against the nation?s biggest consumer bank...

Article of Interest: "Subprime Communities: Reverse Redlining, the Fair Housing Act and Emerging Issues in Litigation Regarding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis"
A new and timely article of interest: Ray Brescia, Subprime Communities: Reverse Redlining, the Fair Housing Act and Emerging Issues in Litigation Regarding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, 2 Albany Gov't L...

From Redlining to Target Practice
H&R Block, subprime mortgage, Option One, racial discrimination

The "New Redlining"
The Washington Post reported this weekend on mortgage lenders imposing loan restrictions on entire counties or zip codes considered to be "soft markets...

Schwarcz on Systemic Risk
Steven L. Schwarcz (Duke University School of Law) has posted Systemic Risk (Georgetown Law Journal, Vol...

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 ...

Must a landlord return a deposit placed on an apartment before the lease was signed if the lease doesn't get executed?
good question and tough situation. What you can do realisticly and what you shou...

How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

I am currently behind on my car loan. I had fallen on hard times and am trying to get back on my feet; I have every intention on making my payments on time. My car loan co. call me every day 10-15 calls/day, every 30-40m
It would be wise to ask nicely if they would give you two weeks before they call...

What are my rights to privacy under a cohabitation agreement?
Change the locks on your door and offer her a key in exchange for the agreement....

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

DirecTV and Best Buy
allegedly failed to inform customers that they must return their receivers upon cancellation.