On August 3, 2021, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill S5785A, making theaffirmative allegation provision for high-cost loans and subprime home loans applicable to foreclosuresof residential mortgages covering one to four-family dwellings. Real Property Actions and ProceedingsLaw […]
Clair Gjertsen & Weathers PLLC is pleased to announce that partners Wendy Marie Weathers, Mary Aufrecht, and Erin K. Flynn will present “New York Foreclosure and Repossession Compliance” as a live webinar on August 31, 2021. They have been invited […]
You will be Assigned a Bankruptcy Trustee. This trustee will be assigned to oversee your filing. The bankruptcy trustee administers your estate, will examine your paperwork, financials, and petition, and will preside at the meeting of your creditors. Personal documents […]
Supreme Court upholds CDC Eviction Moratorium, but the end is in sight. In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) ordered a nationwide moratorium on residential evictions with the latest extension through July 31, 2021. The […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized new mortgage servicing guidelines. These new guidelines, known as the 2021 Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Rule, are designed to give homeowners who suffered hardship due to the pandemic a path to get back on […]
President’s Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, put the repayment of federal student loans on pause, interest-free through the end of September for a total of 18 months. Over 44 million Americans have unpaid student loan debt totaling more […]
Clair Gjertsen & Weathers PLLC is proud to announce that Wendy Marie Weathers has once again beenrecognized for her experience in the field and has been invited to lecture on bankruptcy before fellowattorneys. Wendy will be presenting “The Means Test […]
With the foreclosure moratorium created by the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 expiring on August 31, 2021, a surge of Foreclosure Auction Sales will be coming. If you are at risk of losing your home, this […]
Court strikes down a challenge to hardship declaration. On May 4, 2021, Governor Cuomo extended the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020. This extension acts to prolong the moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until August 31, 2021, […]
Bankruptcy can be a means for a fresh start. We go through financial hurdles, whether it stems from job loss, foreclosure, divorce, injury, or illness. Sometimes, this accumulation of debt can leave you in a precarious position. If you are […]