by Jane Moldovan | Dec 10, 2015 | Real Estate
An unhappy unit owner has contacted the community association’s board or property manager and demanded alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). Does the association have to provide ADR? What is the format for ADR? Who pays for it? Is the decision binding or can it be...
by Jane Moldovan | Dec 3, 2015 | Real Estate
When a co-owner of real estate decides they want to segregate their interest in the property, to the objection of the other owner(s), practical and legal issues quickly arise. So what remedy does one have to withdraw from co-ownership of real estate? The law provides...
by Jane Moldovan | Dec 1, 2015 | Real Estate
Falling behind on mortgage payments can happen to anyone. How one handles what happens after that can be vitally important to the resolution of the problem. What follows are five things that one should do, or should not do when facing foreclosure: DO review all...
by Jane Moldovan | Nov 19, 2015 | Real Estate
The National Society of Surveyors (NSPS) and the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have substantially revised the Minimum Standard Detail Requirement for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, which are effective February 23, 2016 (revising the 2011 existing version). The...
by Jane Moldovan | Nov 18, 2015 | Real Estate
If you record a mortgage affecting land with the local county land recording office, that gives you priority over someone filing another mortgage after yours, correct? Well, not necessarily. I’m not saying don’t record. Always record. But that doesn’t necessarily mean...
by Jane Moldovan | Nov 11, 2015 | Real Estate
A New Jersey court recently denied a condominium association’s application for attorney’s fees accrued during collection efforts because the association’s governing documents failed to expressly provide for those post-judgment fees. In the United States, the general...
