Kasket v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

In a prior appeal in this case, Kasket v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., 695 So.2d 431 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997), we concluded that Kasket was not entitled to rescind his mortgage under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), but remanded for determination of whether there had been TILA violations which would allow him to recover damages. The trial court found no violations, and we affirm.

Before Congress amended TILA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1600-1641, in 1995, it was liberally construed in favor of the consumer, W.S. Badcock Corp. v. Myers, 696 So.2d 776 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996), and even technical or minor violations…