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Recent Updates—October 2019

The 2019 revisions to the practice notes are primarily based on case law and statutory updates.

Changes to Practice Notes—October 2019

 

Chapter 1Attorney-Client Relations in the Foreclosure Process

§ 1.1:2Duty to Report Ethical Violation; Peer Assistance Program Alternative

The section was added.

§ 1.1:3Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program

The section was added.

§ 1.1:4Notice of Grievance Process

The section was renumbered.

Chapter 10Borrower Challenges to Foreclosure and Lender Responses

§ 10.3:7 Economic Loss Doctrine

The cite to Shellnut v. Wells Fargo Bank in the third paragraph was updated.

§ 10.26:2 New Developments in Notice of Acceleration Invoking Statute of Limitations

The cite to NSL Property Holdings v. Nationstar Mortgage in the Recent Cases on Abandonment of Acceleration/Section 16.038 Rescission subsection was updated.

Chapter 15Postsale Considerations

§ 15.9:4 Federal Protections for Residential Tenants

The first paragraph was updated to indicate the current status of the PTFA.

Chapter 22Commercial Foreclosure Process

§ 22.8 Conducting the Sale

The citation to Tex. Prop. Code § 51.002(a–1) was revised in the second paragraph.

Chapter 29Manufactured Housing Unit Foreclosure Process

§ 29.16 Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

The section was updated to indicate the current status of the PTFA.

Chapter 30Property Owners Association Foreclosure Process

§ 30.3:12 Sale

The citations to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code. § 34.041 and Tex. Prop. Code § 51.002(a–1) were added in the second paragraph.

Changes to Forms—October 2019

Chapter 4Preforeclosure Title Concerns

Form 4-1IRS Publication 786—Instructions for Preparing Notice of Nonjudiciary Sale of Property

The form was updated.

Chapter 15Postsale Considerations

Form 15-1IRS Form 1099-A—Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property

The form was updated.

Form 15-2IRS Form 1096—Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns

The form was updated.

Chapter 23Tax Consequences of the Foreclosure Process

Form 23-1IRS Form 1099-C—Cancellation of Debt

The form was updated.

Form 23-2Instructions for Forms 1099-A and 1099-C

The form was updated.

Form 23-3IRS Form 982—Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness

The form was updated.

Form 23-4IRS Instructions for Form 982

The form was added.