New York State Foreclosure Laws and Defenses

Tuesday April 14
2009

  • By: The Legal Aid Society
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP
    1633 Broadway
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Rosemary Hare-Bey
    The Legal Aid Society
    (212) 577-3358
  • Website: www.legal-aid.org
  • Source: New York

Learn about the foreclosure process, the laws that govern it, including the new state law requiring mandatory conferences for certain types of mortgages. The session will review some of the statutory and common law defenses and counterclaims that may be raised, including the issue of standing in the context of securitization. Relationship of litigation and settlement, including both new programs and traditional loss mitigation will be discussed.

Faculty Chair: Oda Friedheim, Esq., Civil Practice

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 2 hours of professional practice/practice management.
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