New York to Hold Lawyers Accountable on Foreclosures

By | October 21, 2010

The chief judge of New York’s courts has implemented a new rule requiring every lawyer handling a foreclosure to sign a form verifying that all paperwork in the case is accurate.

The move comes amid an uproar over revelations that mortgage lenders nationwide cut corners on paperwork and legal procedure as they moved to seize millions of homes.

New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman said the rule is intended to put lawyers on notice that they have an obligation to ensure that the documents they present to the court are valid.

The rule will require attorneys handling the nearly 78,000 foreclosure actions pending in New York courts to go back to their clients and verify that all proper procedures were followed.

Topics New York

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  • October 22, 2010 at 9:50 am
    Wallace says:
    What genius!!!! Hold lawyers accountable for the forms they sign and acknowledge as being true and accurate. Where has this judge been for the past 50 years? How does a cour... read more
  • October 21, 2010 at 2:52 am
    Wally says:
    At my own closing I was required to sign a form that I would come back and sign any forms that I had forgotten to sign. I would think that, at the very least, the attorney sh... read more
  • October 21, 2010 at 2:26 am
    mr expert says:
    No one would argue that a homeowner who hasn't paid their mortgage for one or two years should kep their home. But we are still and always a nation of laws and the lawyers who... read more

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