I was honored to co-moderate last night’s Foreclosure Crisis Committee which was held by the Broward County Bar Association’s Real Property Section. I previously blogged here about the Florida Supreme Court’s termination of the statewide mandatory mediation program for residential foreclosures. The new Administrative Order provides that circuit chief judges of each circuit may “adopt…
Florida’s residential mortgage foreclosure managed mediation (RMFM) program is dead. Administrative Order No. AOSC11-44, signed yesterday by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady, terminates the statewide mediation program. The Court has reviewed the reports on the program and determined it cannot justify continuation of the program. Accordingly, upon issuance of this administrative order, the statewide…
In an earlier blog, I wrote about the Florida Supreme Court’s appointment of a “Statewide Managed Mediation Program Assessment Workgroup” to examine the statewide residential foreclosure managed mediation program data. The Workgroup recently submitted its report to the Supreme Court. You can obtain a copy of the report here. The report is worth reading in its…
Do mandatory mediations work in Florida foreclosure cases? That’s the question being asked by the Florida Supreme Court. The Court is seeking your input, but you only have until October 3rd to send in your comments. Earlier this week, the Florida Supreme Court released Administrative Order SC11-33. In its Administrative Order, the Florida Supreme Court noted that…