Archive for May 9th, 2007

Where Liens Come From »

Secured creditors get a better deal in bankruptcy than unsecured creditors. Our Anglo Saxon based law has long given importance to the rights of property owners, and that’s what a secured creditor is: the owner of an interest in the debtor’s property. That interest in property, whether real property or personal property, is [...]

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Bankruptcy and California Foreclosure Law »

In California, there are two ways to foreclose on a piece of property: through a title company, and by a judicial process in court. Most of the time a title company is used, because it is quicker and less expensive.
A title company foreclosure starts with a notice of default: a legal document sent to [...]

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Mortgage in One Name, Title in Another - Can I File Bankruptcy? »

Not every real estate ownership situation is “clean” and easy to fit into a bankruptcy.  I recently received the following email from a lady named Bonnie, which reads as follows:
i have a house which i live in, i also have a rental property, that my daughter lives in, the deed to the rental property is [...]

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