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Ulta And Non-Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure In Texas., Patricia E. Rant
Ulta And Non-Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure In Texas., Patricia E. Rant
St. Mary's Law Journal
Much of the current law governing secured land transactions remains closely akin to common law practices of feudal England. Consequently, certain aspects of the law in this area are provincial, anachronistic, and ill-suited to the needs of the modern borrower and lender. Even a cursory examination of Texas mortgage foreclosure law demonstrates certain shortcomings of the existing system. The Uniform Land Transactions Act (ULTA) professes to simplify, modernize, and unify state laws relating to real estate transactions. ULTA expects to accomplish these various purposes through uniformity in foreclosure proceedings. ULTA suggests several distinct advantages not currently available under Texas law. …
After House Bill 920: An Analysis Of Needed Real Property Tax Reform, Robert P. Rink
After House Bill 920: An Analysis Of Needed Real Property Tax Reform, Robert P. Rink
Cleveland State Law Review
This Note will analyze the current state of real property tax law in Ohio and its relationship to H.B. 920. The tax reform provision of H.B. 920 will be separately analyzed from both the historical perspective surrounding its passage and the technical perspective of its mathematical calculations. A further analysis of the relationship between taxation by uniform rule under Article XII, § 2 of the Ohio Constitution will be undertaken. The conclusion will focus on a constitutionally valid solution to the problem of property tax reform while, at the same time, noting several essential and unusual questions.