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In October of 2009, the United States Department of Justice issued a memorandum (the "Ogden Memo") stating that scarce federal resources should not be focused "on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing…

Otten Johnson attorney Tom Macdonald addresses recent trends in receivers being allowed to sell property.

Does a receiver appointed at the request of a mortgage lender have authority in Colorado to sell the mortgaged property over the objection of the owner? At a hearing I attended recently, the judge said a receiver has no such authority even if the proposed sale is in the best interest of all parties. The ruling runs counter to a growing trend of lenders avoiding the foreclosure process by utilization of a court-appointed receiver to sell property.

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC has once again been ranked as the leading real estate law firm in Colorado.

Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA) is pleased to announce that they have moved their offices to the law firm of Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC (Otten Johnson). Otten Johnson is donating the use of its space to CoLA in its office located at 950 Seventeenth Street, in Denver.

n May 23, 2011, Governor Hickenlooper signed into law Senate Bill 11-234 – Concerning Residential Real Property Transfer Fee Covenants. The bill is targeted at prohibiting fees payable upon the transfer of residential real property to individuals and entities where such fees do not touch and concern the real property.

Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C. (Otten Johnson) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new firm managing director, as well as a new member of the firm’s executive committee.

On May 9, 2011, Governor Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 11-1146, which amends the statutory definition of “agricultural land” for property tax purposes. Historically, land underlying a residence located on a parcel of property that otherwise was classified as “agricultural land” was also classified as agricultural land for property tax purposes.

Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C. has added Heather B. Baker as the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development (a newly created position within the firm).