by Brian Huddleston | Jun 16, 2021 | Real Estate Law
Purchasing tax delinquent land from the Tulsa County Treasurer is still popular among savvy real estate investors. Often, tax delinquent properties are sold at a fraction of their actual value. To make these purchases profitable, however, a wise investor or...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 5, 2021 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
UPDATE: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has signed an extension to the eviction moratorium further preventing the eviction of tenants who are unable to make rental payments. The moratorium that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021 is now extended through July...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 1, 2021 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The ability of a landlord to evict a tenant during the COVID-19 outbreak is severely limited by executive or judicial orders issued in response to the pandemic. Most courts have limited operations and some have suspended residential and commercial evictions in...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 2, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced another extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through December 31, 2020 for homeowners with an FHA-insured single-family mortgage covered under the CARES Act. This extension means the FHA has now...
by Brian Huddleston | Aug 18, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Today, the reservation lands guaranteed to the five tribes in the 1866 treaty area are almost entirely owned by non-tribal members as private property. This is the legacy of the Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906 as well as various Congressional allotment acts–or...
by Brian Huddleston | May 27, 2020 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Brian Huddleston, and Kristin Maun, Housing Coordinator for the City of Tulsa, presented an educational webinar on the mortgage forbearance and eviction moratorium provisions for landlords under the CARES Act. This webinar was recorded and we will post a link as soon...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 10, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Late yesterday, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23, extending a variety of deadlines, including 1031 deadlines. Although the Notice is confusing, because it is not written like the typical Disaster Relief Notices, this Notice extends any 45-day or 180-day deadline that...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 10, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The CARES Act includes a number of provisions affecting properties with federally backed loans (e.g., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, HUD, Section 8, VA and USDA). Specifically, a moratorium is in place preventing evictions of residential tenants. The key provisions...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 9, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law on March 27th. That Act included relief in the form of $349 billion for loans to small businesses through the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) administered...
by Brian Huddleston | Mar 25, 2020 | Real Estate Law
As tenants and landlords brace for partial closings, lease disputes and funding issues in the midst of the pandemic, many are calling their real estate attorneys to discuss possible protections like force majeure and business interruption insurance. Huddleston Law...
