Stanley A. Zlotoff, Bankruptcy Attorney

08/28/2020

There were long stretches this past summer when not a single person came into Aire Gypsy, a bohemian clothing boutique in Orlando’s Hunter’s Creek neighborhood. Stay-at-home orders had been lifted, but it didn’t matter. The chance of catching COVID-19 outweighed the urge to shop.

08/18/2020

It's a sign that minority, lower-income, and first-time home buyers are getting hit hard financially amid the pandemic. But a vast majority are protected by Congress from foreclosure.

07/11/2020

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is denying huge batches of relief requests from students whose schools defrauded them. Even those who aren’t denied are getting very little — or sometimes nothing.

07/03/2020

A federal judge has ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to cancel outstanding federal student loan debt for thousands of student loan borrowers.

06/03/2020

Hardship programs appear to be helping many people pause payments and survive the economic shutdown so far. But not everybody is getting the help and advocates see big potential trouble ahead.

05/22/2020

Tenants in San Jose will now have 12 months after the expiration of the eviction moratorium to pay back past-due rent.

05/14/2020

The CARES Act was supposed to suspend all wage garnishments for borrowers in default on their government-held federal student loans. It didn't happen.

05/04/2020

The coronavirus is expected to permanently shut millions of small businesses in the next several months. Here are issues for owners to consider.

05/01/2020

As related methods to exploit consumers will likely continue, we urge the public to remain vigilant. Visit the State Bar’s website to find out more about how to protect yourself: http://ow.ly/8R4X50ztA4e

04/27/2020

The IRS system for distributing Coronavirus relief payments is susceptible to fraud, because the payments of some Americans can be obtained with information easily available to criminals online.

04/25/2020

04/16/2020

San Jose city leaders have decided to extend a ban on residential evictions until May 31 and forge ahead with a plan to temporarily prohibit landlords from increasing rent for tens of thousands of rental units across the city.