Tax Sales and Quiet-Titles:: Futhey,Malcolm Law Firm

Tax Sales and Quiet-Titles

Posted by: Malcolm Futhey III at Friday, January 18, 2019

In Tennessee, the cities and counties have the power to foreclose on properties with outstanding property taxes through a tax sale. Tennessee statutes allow one (1) year after the foreclosure for the original owner to pay all delinquent taxes and other fees to redeem ownership of the property. Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-2702(a). If the original owner does not exercise his right of redemption, then the purchaser at the tax sale has “an assurance of perfect title to the purchaser of such land.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-2504(b). However, these properties still come with clouded titles and are unmarketable for quite some time because of inability to obtain title insurance. In many cases, marketability may be restored if the new property owner files a quiet title action. The Futhey Law Firm has handled many simple as well as complex quiet-title actions and has helped owners restore marketability to the properties. If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to contact us to discuss.

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On September 11, 2020, the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of Malcolm Futhey's client and reinstated a nearly $3 million jury verdict for damages to the historic House of Blues music studio. 9/15/2020
On November 9, 2018, Malcolm B. Futhey III successfully moved to dismiss a deficiency action based on a second mortgage for failure to satisfy the two-year statute of limitations. 1/29/2019
On November 20, 2018, Malcolm B. Futhey III obtained a $2.75 million jury verdict for his client John Falls against Hanover American Insurance Company. John Falls is the lead singer of the rock band Egypt Central. In November 2015, he was renting Studio B at the Tattooed Millionaire studio (formerly the House of Blues) in Memphis, Tennessee, when a fire occurred. John Falls had his own individual insurance policy for the equipment in Studio B and for his lost income. Although the studios were lo 1/29/2019
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2019. 1/24/2019
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2018. 1/24/2019
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2017. 1/24/2019
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2016. 1/24/2019
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2015. 1/24/2019
Malcolm Futhey successfully represented an investor who lost a substantial sum in a Memphis real estate scheme where the investor's funds were misappropriated. 5/6/2015
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2014 in the field of business litigation. 1/2/2015
Malcolm Futhey obtained a substantial verdict upon the conclusion of a four-day malicious prosecution trial. The victim was arrested at his house in front of his wife and four young children and then jailed for 19 hours and subjected to humiliating searches. The victim was charged with theft of property, a felony, based on a false affidavit filed by a contractor in order to collect a civil debt. In 2012, Malcolm Futhey had obtained dismissal of the criminal charges for lack of probable cause. 6/20/2014
On September 26, 2013, the Daily News featured Malcolm Futhey in its article "Futhey Cuts Own Path with Solo Law Practice" in the Law Talk section. 4/23/2014
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2012 in the field of business litigation. 4/22/2014
Mr. Futhey has been named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2013 in the field of business litigation. 4/22/2014
Memphis Business Quarterly has named Malcolm Futhey a Power Player in the field of Entertainment Law for 2013. 4/22/2014

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