The Ithaca Journal

What Does FAPA Stand For? Petroff Amshen LLP Explains the New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

For New York homeowners facing foreclosure, a powerful legal reform is shifting the balance. The Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”), signed into law in December 2022, has introduced substantial ...
Law

How Tough Is the Pre-Foreclosure Notice Requirement?

Answer: Apparently too tough for many, perhaps most mortgage servicers. There could be an article at least once a week making this point and case law examples would still not approach being exhausted.

Relocation and Other Municipal Liens: NYC’s Legislative and Regulatory Framework Can Alter Lien Priority

Jeff Steiner, Scott Weinberg and Joel Haims explain how changes to New York City law have turned tenant-relocation and other ...
Reuters

To what extent will New York's highest court address the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act?

May 08, 2025 - New York's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act ("FAPA") was passed on Dec. 30, 2022, and amended various provisions of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR"), General ...
JD Supra

Are Your 90-Day Pre-Foreclosure Notices in New York Compliant With the Latest Law Change?

On October 16, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law based on Assembly Bill A3470 (companion Senate Bill S7413). The new law now imposes a 90-day pre-foreclosure notice requirement on ...
WGN-TV

Attorney Anthony R. Filosa Wins Landmark Victory in New York Court of Appeals

Ending mortgage-securitization practices, inconsistent judicial interpretations of acceleration, de-acceleration and statutes of limitations in foreclosures. NY's highest court affirmed what the ...