On behalf of a Lending client, Trent Bond secured Summary Judgment invalidating a mechanics lien on the basis that lien claimant failed to file its mechanics lien claim within six months of last performance of any work on the site in violation of §429.080 RSMo.
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Curing Title Defects
Property Encroachment Resolved
On behalf of a national lender who had acquired property through foreclosure, Stewart Schneider successfully negotiated a favorable settlement with neighboring property owners and their lenders to resolve the encroachment of improvements on bank’s property onto...
Negotiated Resolution of Encroachment
In a claim arising due to an encroachment by a home onto neighboring property, Sarah Holdener successfully negotiated a transfer of a strip of land to resolve the encroachment, and obtained voluntary reformation and reacknowledgment of a deed of trust encumbering the...
Tax Sale Victory
On behalf of an insured owner, the firm obtained judgment against a tax sale purchaser who had failed to give proper statutory notice of right of redemption to owner of record thereby invalidating collector’s deed and all subsequent conveyances.
Sheriff Sale Set Aside
On behalf of an insured homeowner client, Anne Kelly successfully overturned default judgment entered against the homeowner, and set aside the sheriff’s sale of homeowner’s residence in a quiet title suit brought by the property’s prior co-owners. Anne successfully...
Summary Judgment Victory
On behalf of insured property owners, John Hein secured Summary Judgment in Boone County, Missouri, ordering release of a prior deed of trust against holders of the prior unreleased development deed of trust which had been not released by mistake at the time of...
Judgment Reforming Legal Descriptions
On behalf of a lender, Sarah Holdener obtained judgment against a developer and current property owner/borrower reforming the legal description contained in development and vesting deeds to condominium property as well as the deed of trust securing the lender’s loan...