Demerle & Associates

February 2024

COURT: Bankruptcy Code Can Avoid Foreclosure Sale

Boston, MA -

In a decision that has sent ripples through the Massachusetts default servicing industry, in February 2024 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (Katz, J.) ruled that the Bankruptcy Code.

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Demerle & Associates

January 2024

Maine SJC Ends “Court-As-Casino,” No Free House Following Defective Foreclosure Notice

Portland, ME -

In January 2024, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court overruled in part its decision in Pushard and, in doing so, stopped the practice of “court-as-casino” that awarded free houses to defendant mortgagors.

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Demerle & Associates

November 2023

CT Supreme Court: Entire Mortgage File Discoverable in Foreclosure Action

Hartford, CT -

The Connecticut Supreme Court has held that, in a foreclosure action, a borrower defendant is entitled to discover the foreclosing mortgagee’s entire mortgage loan file.

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WHY CLIENTS TRUST DEMERLE & ASSOCIATES

Trust is earned. Our clients trust us because we offer more than 125 years of legal experience in residential loans and commercial loans, foreclosure and bankruptcy, eviction and litigation. We cure titles and collect deficiency judgments. We defend against HOA lien actions and court-appointed receivers. Lost note? We can help. Assignment of leases and rents? We can enforce that. Demerle & Associates is the go-to firm for mortgagees and loan servicers throughout the U.S. But do not take our word for it. Let us earn your trust.

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