9th Circuit Holds Bank Had Superior Interest In Property, Reverses Ruling

Mealey's (April 8, 2019, 11:23 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After holding that a bank’s payment of homeowners association dues was sufficient under Nevada case law to show that it held the superior interest in a deed of trust, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 3 reversed part of a court’s decision that granted summary judgment on the bank’s quiet title claim (Bank of America, N.A. v. Arlington West Twilight Homeowners Association, et al., No. 17-15796, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9666)....