Black & LoBello on the Radio
Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from October 5th, 2011 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., hosts special guest, Mark Baker from Sierra Pacific Mortgage. Ms Black Chernine and Mr. Baker discuss the FHA Short Refinance Program, mortgage insurance increases, Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), settling a second mortgage, refinancing a mortgage to […]
AB 284 Starts October 1, 2011
Assembly Bill 284, called the “Foreclosure Reform Law”, goes into effect tomorrow, October 1, 2011. Tisha Black Chernine participated in a working group along with Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Nevada Assembly Majority Leader Marcus Conklin in order to give Nevada residents critical information regarding foreclosure and create transparency in the process. All […]
Black & LoBello on the Radio
Click here to listen to the Legal Hour on KDWN AM720 from September 14th, 2011 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., hosts special guest Nevada Majority Leader Assemblyman Marcus Conklin. Ms. Chernine and Mr. Conklin discuss the various Bills that have come out of the 76th Legislative Session including AB 273 and AB 284, the amount of […]
Black & LoBello mentioned on Face to Face with Jon Ralston
Jon Ralston read a quote from Black & LoBello’s Managing Partner Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., on Block 2 of 2 of his show, “Face to Face” Monday, September 12, 2011. Ms. Chernine’s quote was read in relation to the discussion between Mr. Ralston, Assemblyman Marcus Conklin and Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto regarding the recently […]
FTC Cutting Back on MARS Rules Enforcement on Short Sale Agents
The Federal Trade Commission recently released a statement reporting that Real Estate agents “in good standing” will no longer have to abide by some MARS Disclosure requirements in assisting clients with short sales (the rules still apply to other transactions). The FTC will forebear enforcement only to real estate brokers (and agents under their direction […]
SB 58 Penalizes Employers’ Fraud
Senate Bill 58, a workers’ compensation Bill, amends Chapter 616D of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Chapter 616D addresses prohibited acts, the penalties for such acts and what offenders can expect with respect to prosecution of such acts in the context of industrial insurance fraud. As in many states, Nevada has included the prohibited acts/penalty section, […]
SB 277 Gives Minors Misdemeanor For Inappropriate Texting
Any parent of a teenager in the modern era of instant and high definition technology has concerns about the manner in which their child or children are utilizing this technology. Although we as parents always hope to raise moral children, it is unrealistic to think that our children will never send inappropriate material via email […]
SB 221 Clarifies Trusts and Estates
SB 221 is intended to improve the law relating to trust and estate issues with the following objectives: (a) to simplify the process of transferring assets at death, whether or not probate is required; (b) to clarify the rights of creditors as to nonprobate asset and trust assets; (c) to clarify exemptions from creditors’ claims […]
SB 414 Restricts Banks
Senate Bill No. 414 was introduced to address some of the consequences of the downturn in the current real estate market. Section 2 of the Bill was intended to prevent a bank from calling a commercial mortgage loan due if the borrower is not in default. That section was quickly eliminated by amendment from the […]
NV Courts May Allow Audiovisual Appearances
On July 29, 2011, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order scheduling a public hearing on a pending petition, filed by Supreme Court Justice Mark Gibbons, to amend the rules which allow audiovisual participation in the Nevada courts. This proposed rule would allow witnesses and other participants to appear at trials through audio-visual links, rather […]