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T. Robert Finlay is one of the three founding partners of Wright, Finlay & Zak. Since 1994, Mr. Finlay has focused his legal career on consumer finance and mortgage-related litigation, compliance and regulatory matters.
California Proposes Emergency Forbearance Law
What Investors Should Know About Assembly Bill 238 by Robert Finlay Many of you have asked what to expect as far as regulatory and legislative action regarding the recent wildfire disaster and FEMA Declaration in the Los Angeles and Ventura County areas. We now have information on Assembly Bill 238 introduced by the California legislature as urgency legislation. A copy of the Bill can be found on the California Legislative
Changes to California HOBR
The “Big” Guys, “Little” Guys, and Those In Between by T. Robert Finlay, Esq. During the height of the Financial Crisis, California passed its landmark legislation intended to help homeowners facing foreclosure — the Home Owner Bill of Rights (HOBR). In short, HOBR required loan servicers to follow certain procedures when putting defaulted borrowers on notice of foreclosure prevention alternatives and prevented servicers from “dual tracking,” i.e., simultaneously proceeding with
California’s Recently Passed SB 567
What to Understand Before Jumping into the Fire By Todd E. Chvat, Esq. and T. Robert Finlay, Esq. SB 567 directly impacts two sets of property owners — fix-and-flip investors planning to substantially remodel or rebuild a property for resale AND property owners planning to move into an occupied property either themselves or by a family member. To Understand the New Laws, We Must Understand the Old Laws Civil Code
California’s Assembly Bill 1033
May be a Game Changer for the Development of Accessory Dwelling Units By Kathryn Moorer, Esq. and T. Robert Finlay, Esq. You may have read or heard a lot about Accessory Dwelling Units or ADUs (also colloquially known as Mother-in-Law Suites) recently as building restrictions have been relaxed over the last several years allowing property owners to take advantage of additional lot space, or space within the primary residence, to
