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Mansfield Bronstein, PA Attorneys Close $9,375,000.00 Complex Multi-Property Refinance

Rachael Bronstein By Dec 30, 2015 Posted in News Share

The Mansfield Bronstein, PA real estate department closed a $9,375,000.00 multi-property refinance this month that took nearly 6 months to complete and involved complex, multi-jurisdictional issues in two Florida counties. The properties, located in Orlando and Miami had common investor groups, but different minority owners. The Mansfield Bronstein team assisted the client in closing the transaction by solving complex zoning, ADA, taxation, cross-collateralization, property condition and title issues that had prevented the financing of the […]

Condominium Association Rule Blocks Woman’s Final Wish

Rachael Bronstein By Feb 26, 2014 Posted in News Share

By: Brittany Barsky Can you believe this happened? Last week, what was supposed to be a woman’s peaceful ending, turned into an exasperating encounter for her son. At 99 years old, Sylvia Powers’ requested that she die peacefully in her condo, the property she had been living in for the past 45 years. True to her wish, her son arranged for a hearse to pick Powers’ body up from her unit. While the deceased woman’s […]

Did you know that new U.S. Citizens will be welcomed this week in honor of Presidents Day?

Rachael Bronstein By Feb 20, 2014 Posted in News Share

By: Robert Mansen In honor of Presidents Day, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will welcome approximately 17,800 new citizens during 148 naturalization ceremonies taking place throughout the U.S. this week. Lori Scialabba, Acting Director for the USCIS, stated that “It is special for our newest citizens to take their Oaths of Allegiance as we celebrate Presidents Day. Our newest citizens will help shape our nation’s future. Through the contributions they make, and by choosing […]

Will the Florida Supreme Court Chip Away at the Defenses Available in Foreclosures?

Rachael Bronstein By Oct 14, 2013 Posted in News Share

By Michael Cotzen and Jennifer Murillo Last month, the Second District Court of Appeals entered an opinion in the case of Focht v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., which stands to change the current defenses available to homeowners facing foreclosure. It is well-established law that a bank, at the time it forecloses, must have standing to sue. Country Place Cmty. Ass’n v. J.P. Morgan Mortg. Acq. Corp., 51 So. 3d 1176, 1179 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). Consider […]

Fourth DCA Rules that Courts Must Weigh Sufficiency of Affirmative Defenses

Rachael Bronstein By Sep 16, 2013 Posted in News Share

By Michael Cotzen Last week, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in the case of Seale v. Regions Bank, reversing a summary judgment of foreclosure entered by the trial court. In its opinion, the 4th DCA held “[a] wealth of case law makes it clear that in mortgage foreclosure cases, summary judgment is precluded if affirmative defenses are not factually refuted or shown to be legally insufficient.” The court further held that the defense […]