Jackson owned two rental properties. Norton, Jackson's brother, fraudulently executed a durable power of attorney (DPOA) purportedly signed by Jackson in favor of Norton. Then, Norton fraudulently executed quitclaim deeds of the Jackson's properties in favor of Norton. Jackson sued Norton, the notary public, and the County Recorder. Held: County Recoder did not owe Jackson a duty to look beyond the Notary's certificate to determine whether DPOA gave Norton sufficient legal power to execute the quitclaim deeds.

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Where property sold in county tax sale in California was subject to unpaid water district bond issued under the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (collectively, "1911 and 1913 Liens"), notice of assessment had been recorded with county recorder, notice identified the land parcels but was not indexed under the property owner's name, the property purchaser took property's title subject to the 1911 and 1913 Liens. (www.metnews.com)

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If you are falling behind on your mortgage payments and foreclosure of your Miami-Dade County, Florida homestead property is imminent; or if your homestead property is already in foreclosure, your lender may be required to participate in a mediation before proceeding in Miami Dade County courts. In May of 2009, the 11th Judicial Circuit enacted the Circuit Homestead Access to Mediation Program ("CHAMP"). The CHAMP program mandates mediation of homestead properties in foreclosures filed after May of 2009. If your homestead property has been foreclosed on in Miami Dade County, Florida and

Summary of Calemine v. Samuelson (2009) 171 Cal. App. 4th 153 December 2009 In California, the seller of real estate has a duty to disclose to a potential buyer all existing material facts which may adversely affect the value of the property. The recent case of Calemine v. Samuelson (2009) 171 Cal. App. 4th 153 appears to add lawsuits to the list of required disclosures.

Any real estate professional, who engages in short sale negotiations, is fully aware of just how frustrating the process can be or even downright impossible.

The representations and warranties are an integral part of all contracts. When the representations are made to the “best knowledge” of the maker, is there any duty for the maker to make a factual investigation to ascertain whether the representations are true?

Reverse mortgages are a popular way of getting through bad financial times. But be sure to get your facts straight before cashing in on your home's equity.

Having a lawyer review your construction contract is a good idea