South Florida Law Blog

Homeowners Don’t Get Shut Out; Know Your Rights! The following segment was originally shown on “Investigations” by Tony Pipitone on NBC6. Roy Oppenheim, real estate defense attorney explains the complicated issues surrounding the 5-year-statute-of-limitations in foreclosure cases; for many, a housing dilemma that has become the focus of the entire country.   

The following segment was originally shown on “Investigations” by Tony Pipitone on NBC6. In an exclusive interview, Roy Oppenheim, real estate defense attorney explains the complicated issues surrounding the 5-year-statute-of-limitations in foreclosure cases; for many, a housing dilemma that has become the focus of the entire country. More than five years after Florida courts were inundated with foreclosure cases, some […]

Things are looking up for Florida homeowners still in foreclosure in 2015. As demonstrated by recent decisions, Florida courts are beginning to hold banks to a higher standard when it comes to proving standing.

Part II: Five Year Statute of Limitations Series “The banks invocation of the ‘Wall Street Rule’”

Once again, homeowners facing foreclosure are falling victim to abusive practices in the handling of their mortgage, but this time the overpromising and under delivering can be attributed to entities other than the banks – mortgage servicers. As the name suggests, “mortgage servicers” are entities that handle and service mortgage loans.  A recent trend in the mortgage industry, is for […]

Here’s how climate changes affect the South Florida real estate market. Watch this exclusive video of Roy Oppenheim with Helen Aguilar Ferre on WLRN/PBS  h

The original article was written by Bibeka Shrestha for Law360 with quotes from Roy Oppenheim republished  in the South Florida Law Blog.  JPMorgan Chase NA and Assurant Inc.’s $300 million settlement of a class action claiming they profited handsomely from high rates on forced-placed insurance policies will energize plaintiffs to pursue similar blockbuster deals at a time attorneys say force-placed actions are ripe for resolution. […]

The following article has been written by Roy Oppenheim for the South Florida Law Blog. For many homeowners the last few years have been like a trip on the Titanic. Rough economic seas sent thousands of homes underwater. Many have since sunk; but others who have managed to hold on are hoping for a happier ending than those who found […]