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Related: About this forumMERS wins dismissal of county recording fee case
"County clerks lack standing to sue Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems for recording fees on mortgage assignments, the U.S. Court for the Western District of Kentucky said this week."
http://www.housingwire.com/article/mers-wins-dismissal-county-recording-fee-case
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"The Christian County clerk in Kentucky brought suit against MERS and several banking defendants, claiming the electronic registry violated state recording statutes by allowing parties to avoid county mortgage-assignment fees each time a loan is transferred.
The district court dismissed the complaint, ruling for MERS on the grounds that county clerks lack standing to sue MERS over assignments not filed at the county clerk's office.
So, can a homeowner be sued by a county clerk for avoiding fees if the clerks do not have standing to sue???
Who CAN sue on behalf of the county, then?
Po_d Mainiac
(4,183 posts)only filing through the County Treasurer's authority, or the Commissioners
Celebration
(15,812 posts)Try again.
earthside
(6,960 posts)I find this legal concept often used by judges to ensure that the "governing class", the one percent and well-connected corporations are protected from lawsuits from ordinary people or other 'activist' organizations.