Foreclosure

Foreclosure

Staten Island Foreclosure Attorneys

The Staten Island foreclosure attorneys at New York Lawyers Team represent lenders and borrowers in real estate and tax foreclosure proceedings throughout the entire State of New York. Our NY foreclosure practice includes:

• Representing lenders and financial institutions in the prosecution of commercial, industrial and residential foreclosure cases in the Superior Court of New York
• Representing lenders in contested foreclosures involving counterclaims for violations of the Truth in Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and RESPA violations
• Representing lenders and financial institutions in federal bankruptcy court proceedings
• Foreclosure mediation: Representing borrowers in foreclosure mediation proceedings in the Superior Court of New York
• Representing prospective purchasers at foreclosure sales
• Real estate tax sale foreclosures
• Negotiating loan workouts and forbearance agreements on behalf of both property owners and lenders
• Short sales

In addition to handling the straightforward foreclosure cases, our law firm also represents clients in:

• Construction lien foreclosures
• Actions to quiet title
• Actions to remove liens discharged in bankruptcy
• Motions for relief from the automatic stay in federal bankruptcy proceedings
• Motions to vacate sheriff sales
• Motions to vacate tax foreclosure judgments
• Motions to vacate final judgments in foreclosure

In Staten Island, foreclosure cases are centrally processed by the Office of Foreclosure, a unit of the Superior Court Clerk located in Albany. The Office of Foreclosure handles seven types of foreclosure actions: (1) residential mortgage foreclosure; (2) multi-family/commercial mortgage foreclosure; (3) in personam tax certificate foreclosure; (4) municipal in rem tax certificate foreclosure; (5) condominium lien foreclosure; (6) strict foreclosure (to remedy foreclosure action errors) and (7) Fair Foreclosure Act optional foreclosure procedures.

Our Staten Island foreclosure attorneys have over 20 years of experience in representing borrowers and lenders in both contested and uncontested foreclosure proceedings. If you are an individual or loan officer at a bank or financial institution, contact our Staten Island foreclosure attorneys today to discuss your foreclosure case. One of our experienced Staten Island foreclosure attorneys will respond within 24 – 48 hours. For emergent matters please call us now.