Representation of Bronx property owners, heirs, and estate fiduciaries in deed fraud, quiet title, fraudulent conveyance, partition, and HECM foreclosure matters before the Bronx County Supreme Court Civil Term at 851 Grand Concourse. Active Bronx docket.
Michel Law represents Bronx County property owners, heirs, estate executors and administrators, and bona fide purchasers in contested real property matters before the Bronx County Supreme Court Civil Term at 851 Grand Concourse.
The firm maintains an active Bronx real property docket, with current matters involving quiet title and deed cancellation for Bronx multi-family properties, including matters coordinated with the Bronx Surrogate’s Court. The Bronx presents a distinct pattern of deed fraud driven by multi-family residential property, often held through LLCs with ambiguous beneficial ownership.
Every matter is handled directly by the managing attorney, Fabrice K. Michel. Representation is available in English and French.
Litigation to set aside forged, fraudulent, or wrongfully procured deeds affecting Bronx residential and multi-family property. Recovery of properties transferred without authority.
Litigation over transfers to and from LLC entities where beneficial ownership is contested. Discovery of membership interests, operating agreements, and related-party transactions.
Actions to determine rights, encumbrances, and adverse claims against Bronx real property.
Claims to set aside transfers made with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors and heirs.
Partition in kind and partition by sale of jointly owned Bronx property, including heirs’ property.
Resolution of real property issues arising in estate administration before the Bronx Surrogate. Coordination between Bronx Supreme and Bronx Surrogate’s Court for related proceedings.
Jurisdiction: All actions affecting title to Bronx County real property, including quiet title under RPAPL Article 15, deed cancellation, fraudulent conveyance claims, partition actions, and mortgage foreclosure. Related ancillary proceedings before the Bronx Surrogate at 851 Grand Concourse.
Transfers to opaque LLC entities are a common pattern in Bronx deed fraud, often used to obscure the beneficial owner and facilitate later resale. Representation typically begins with filing a notice of pendency, commencing a quiet-title action under RPAPL Article 15, and discovery into the LLC’s formation, operating agreement, and membership interests. The firm pursues the beneficial owners through the entity structure.
Yes, if the transfer was fraudulent or procured by undue influence. Fraudulent conveyance claims under Debtor & Creditor Law §§ 273 and 276 permit recovery where the transfer was made with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud heirs or creditors. For transfers procured by undue influence, Surrogate’s Court proceedings may provide additional avenues. The firm coordinates the Supreme Court real property action with the Bronx Surrogate’s Court estate proceeding.
If the original transfer was a forged deed, the purchaser takes nothing — a forged deed is void and conveys nothing even to a bona fide purchaser without notice. If the transfer was procured by fraud in the inducement (voidable rather than void), a bona fide purchaser without notice may take valid title, leaving recovery against the original grantor rather than the property.
Contested Bronx quiet title actions typically run twelve to twenty-four months. Matters coordinated with Bronx Surrogate proceedings may extend longer. The firm pursues summary judgment where the record permits.
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