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Mortgage Forbearance 101 A mortgage forbearance is when your mortgage servicer or your lender allows you to stop or reduce your mortgage payments for a limited period of time. Your mortgage servicer is the company to which you send your mortgage payments. A mortgage...
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic the New Jersey courts placed a hold on the entry of final judgments of foreclosure. That meant that although foreclosures were allowed to be filed, the cases could proceed only up to the filing of a motion for a final foreclosure...
Bruce Levitt of Levitt and Slafkes is proud to announce a victory in New Jersey State Court in the case of BV001 REO Blocker, LLC v. HB (USA) Properties, LLC, Docket No. F-002097-19 (Sup. Ct. N.J. April 17, 2020), where he successfully vacated a tax lien foreclosure...
There is some good news for homeowners who have received and will receive debt forgiveness from their mortgage lenders in connection with mortgage modification, foreclosure or a short sale. The Qualified Principal Residence Indebtedness (“QPRI”) exclusion which...
Just because you are behind on your mortgage it does not necessarily mean you will lose your house in a foreclosure. What happens often depends on how you respond to your situation and if you do so in a timely manner. Here are five mistakes to avoid that could help...
Choosing a foreclosure defense lawyer is a very important decision and you want to get it right. Here are what we believe are the top 5 questions you must ask a foreclosure defense attorney before hiring them. Number 1: Are You Licensed to Practice Law in New Jersey?...
If you have been served with a foreclosure complaint who may notice that under defendants, (the person being sued) alongside your name on the complaint other "unknown" defendants are listed? We are often asked who are these unknown defendants and why are they listed....
In New Jersey, after a mortgage lender has obtained a final judgment in foreclosure, they can schedule a Sheriff Sale of the property. If you are facing this situation, it is important to know that it will not happen immediately because a specific process must be...
If you go through a judicial foreclosure in New Jersey, but the sale price isn't enough to cover the balance of your mortgage your lender can come after you for the deficiency following the foreclosure sale. What is a Deficiency After a Foreclosure? When a lender...
A defense is a reason why the Plaintiff (the Bank in a foreclosure lawsuit) should not win their case. You tell the Court your defenses when you answer the summons and complaint. You must then prove your defenses in Court. If you prove your defenses then the...