Foreclosure Actions – How Accelerating the Mortgage Affects the SOL

My previous article regarding New York's Statute of Limitations (CPLR 213) described how New York provides an affirmative defense to actions based upon contractual obligations that accrued more than six (6) years ago.

By |2023-05-25T05:43:56+00:00February 25th, 2016|Foreclosure|Comments Off on Foreclosure Actions – How Accelerating the Mortgage Affects the SOL

Debt Collection Consumer Protection: It’s not just FDCPA!

My previous article on Debt Collection Consumer Protection described the protections afforded by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. There are also numerous other federal, state and local laws which provide additional protections for consumers.

By |2020-03-31T20:47:34+00:00February 25th, 2015|Debt Collection|Comments Off on Debt Collection Consumer Protection: It’s not just FDCPA!

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Debt Collector Rules & Regulations

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), codified in 15 USC, section 1692, is a federal statute which was enacted to protect consumers from abusive, unfair or deceptive practices by debt collectors.

By |2023-05-25T05:45:00+00:00January 14th, 2015|Debt Collection|Comments Off on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Debt Collector Rules & Regulations

New York’s Statute of Limitations – Another Pitfall to Avoid!

New York’s Statute of Limitations ("SOL") is designed to protect homeowners from the unfairness that might otherwise result from foreclosures concerning defaults that occurred so long ago that the homeowner may no longer possess documents, evidence or proof of payments made.

By |2020-07-27T13:30:07+00:00September 12th, 2014|Real Estate|Comments Off on New York’s Statute of Limitations – Another Pitfall to Avoid!
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