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How to Effectuate Positive Change Through Law-Making

July 05, 2024

Process Server’s Perception of “Gender and Race” As President of the New York State Professional Process Servers Association, Paula Parrino, Esq. reached out to legislative members about the proposed Senate and Assembly bill regarding identification of litigants by process servers on ...

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The 2022 Foreclosure Abuse and Prevention Act

March 06, 2023

BY: Paula Parrino, Esq. NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Foreclosure Abuse and Prevention Act which became effective immediately, as of December 30th, 2022. What is the Act and how does it impact foreclosure work? The Act applies to both commercial and residential ...

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New Notary Rules Impact Both Electronic and In-Person Notarial Acts

February 17, 2023

First authorized in early 2020 as an emergency measure during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, NY became the 38th state to adopt electronic notarization in December 2021. New rules created pursuant to this law and impacting all notaries are ...

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Real Estate Transfer Tax on the Rise in NY

February 09, 2023

Recent changes in NY tax law and local laws paved the way for several towns to modify existing or adopt additional real estate transfer tax. Purchasers in the east end of Suffolk County are familiar with the supplemental 2% real estate ...

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Avoiding the effects of the latest HUD Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium

February 12, 2021

Effects HUD Moratorium

As many of you already know, the federal government, through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and the CARES Act, issued moratoriums of mortgage foreclosures and evictions for non-payment of rent. On December 17, 2020, HUD ...

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The Importance of Proper Service

February 01, 2021

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The right to be informed of a civil lawsuit against you is enshrined in the United States Constitution's due process clause, which states that "no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." This ...

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Foreclosure Filings Drop in First 6 Months of 2018

July 24, 2018

The number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions dropped during the first six months of 2018, according to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions.   According to ATTOM’s Midyear 2018 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 362,275 properties ...

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Practicing Law Without A License

July 20, 2018

Practicing of Law

The Supreme Court’s orders come on the heels of three highly detailed reports from the Rhode Island Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee on whether the tasks at a real estate closing are legal work that require lawyers. In ...

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Insurance Regulations 206 and 208

November 16, 2017

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) published Insurance Regulations 206 and 208 in the October 18th State Register. Regulation 206 took effect on October 18, 2017 while Regulation 208 takes effect on December 18, 2017. These new ...

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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 2015

December 21, 2015

Several aspects of civil litigation have been changed by amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules) as of December 1st, 2015. They affect service of process, default judgments, discovery (including electronically stored information), and pleading requirements for patent ...

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