Three carryover bills are pending that would impact the ability of homeowners associations to enforce payment of delinquent homeowners assessments. I am a practicing attorney in Omaha and have counseled or represented approximately 30 traditional, town home, and condominium homeowners associations. Much of the work my law firm performs for these associations is the collection…
How foreclosure procedures work, in both judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure states. Foreclosure happens when you fall behind on your house payments and your lender uses state procedures to sell your house. Foreclosure works differently in different states. In some states, the lender has to file a lawsuit to foreclose (judicial foreclosure), while in others, it…
Learn what it can mean to be separated instead of divorced. Many people are confused about what is meant by “separated” — and it’s no wonder, given that there are four different kinds of separations. However, how a couple is separated can have important affects on property ownership: Trial separation. When a couple lives apart…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Omaha, NE) – An employment discrimination lawsuit has been filed by a former employee of Majors Plastics, Inc.. The lawsuit filed in Douglas County District Court alleges that Majors Plastics violated the Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act, alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation. Diana Rader’s complaint alleges she had served as…
Challenge a foreclosure by bringing a defense such as unconscionability or lender mistake. // // ]]>Until recently, successful defenses against foreclosure were relatively rare. But that is changing rapidly — more homeowners are successfully challenging foreclosure actions. This sea change is due, in large part, to the unearthing of more and more evidence that the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2011 (Lincoln, NE) – An employment discrimination lawsuit has been filed by a former employee of Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska. The lawsuit filed in Lancaster County District Court alleges that Farmers Mutual violated the Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act, alleging disability and sex discrimination, hostile work environment, and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2011 (Macy, NE) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s SMART Office has notified the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska that it is officially “in substantial compliance with” the requirements of the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). In doing so, the Omaha Tribe has taken on the responsibility for…
Regularly, we notice that there is no continuity in how landlords and property managers draft or serve a Three-Day Notice to Quit for failure to pay rent on a tenant. Some post the Notice on the tenant’s door. Others post the Notice on the door and mail a copy to the tenant. Then there are…
Legal and financial matters to consider when caring for an elder. // // ]]> As Americans live increasingly longer lives, many require ongoing, long-term care. This care often falls to grown children — men and women who are in their forties, fifties, and sixties and busy with careers or perhaps children of their own. Getting…
Attorney Ben Thompson will be presenting at the seminar entitled, “Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web,” sponsored by the National Business Institute (NBI) on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, in Omaha, Nebraska. Ben will address government resources available online and advanced internet searching topics, including: What’s the…
