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Orlans adds Michele M. Bradford, Esq. (PA), Heather L. Griffiths, Esq. (FL) and Julia N. Keys, Director of Client Services (FL). Troy, MI, Dec. 9, 2020 – Orlans PC, a WBENC certified women owned law firm, is delighted to announce the expansion of its...

LANSING, MI, October 16, 2020 – The Michigan Supreme Court recently announced the following appointments and reappointments to the Attorney Discipline Board – the adjudicative arm of the attorney discipline system in Michigan. The Board oversees panels that hear...

Orlans announced today that Founder & Executive Chair Linda Orlans was named an award winner of the inaugural #NEXTPowerhouseAward honoring the most influential women in the mortgage industry. The winners are celebrated for being technologically innovative,...

Orlans announced today that Julie Moran, Senior Executive Counsel, was named an award winner of the inaugural #NEXTPowerhouseAward honoring the most influential women in the mortgage industry. The winners are celebrated for being technologically innovative, sharing...

On May 6, 2019, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its decision in Ithaca Finance, LLC v. Wanda E. Lopez, et al. This case deals with the redemption of tax takings in Massachusetts, including how and when they must be redeemed. It also represents a prime example...

When computing a bid for an upcoming non-judicial foreclosure sale various factors are to be considered, one of which is the allowable/ recoverable amount of attorney fees that can be added. Michigan, within MCL 600.2431, maintains a statutory limitation that can be...

In an unpublished opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals provided guidance on how the priority of a condominium lien is evaluated if the lien is recorded after a first and second mortgage. In addition, the decision shows that lenders may successfully plead and claims...

District of Columbia Court of Appeals finds that a lien covering a period in excess of six months prior to the 2017 amendment to D.C.Code § 42-1903.13 maintains its super-priority status as a split-lien. In a decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on...

The City of Providence, Rhode Island, announced a new Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax on vacant and abandoned property within the City. The Tax was aproved by Providence City Council and signed into law by Mayor Elorza On October 9, 2018. Pursuant to the new law, the...

The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the circuit court’s finding that the borrower’s breach of contract claims against his lender accrued when his debt was accelerated prior to foreclosure for statute of limitations purposes. In Kerns v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 296...

Massachusetts Continues Focus on Credit Card Debt Collection   Over the past year, collection practices of the consumer credit card industry have been the target of considerable action by virtually all branches of the government of the Commonwealth of...

Strict Compliance Standard for Notice of Default Letters (Massachusetts)   The legal standard of “strict compliance” is not a new concept, especially in Massachusetts as it pertains to the foreclosure process. However, since July 2015 when strict compliance was...