Solar Fraud Legal Blog

Financing Traps

Before You Sign: 10 Questions to Avoid Hidden Solar Fees

Preventative checklist of critical questions to ask before signing any solar contract to uncover hidden costs and avoid common financing traps.

Financing Traps

Challenging Escalator Clauses in Solar PPAs and Leases

Highlights the danger of escalator clauses that increase PPA and lease payments annually, and discusses potential legal challenges when they were not properly disclosed.

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PACE Foreclosure Risk: Tax Defaults & Protecting Your Home

Addresses the serious foreclosure risk from defaulting on PACE assessments paid through property taxes, and how to prevent tax defaults.

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PACE Liens & Mortgages: Lender Refusals & Your Options

Explains why the senior-lien status of PACE financing is problematic for mortgage lenders including FHA/VA loans, and discusses solutions for buyers and sellers.

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PACE Loans & Your Title: What a Lien Means & How to Fight

Explains PACE financing for homeowners: how PACE liens take priority over mortgages, block refinancing, and what legal remedies exist to fight them.

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Dealer Fees Exposed: Solar Lenders' Hidden 'Low APR' Costs

Uncovers hidden dealer fees in solar loans that inflate the principal by 25-31%, and teaches consumers how to demand an itemized breakdown.

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Solar Loan Sold? Debt Buyers, Servicers & UCC-3 Delays

Guides homeowners through dealing with new loan servicers or debt buyers, especially when facing delays in getting UCC-3 termination after payoff.

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When the Solar Company Files a UCC-1: Is Your Home at Risk?

Clarifies UCC-1 filings on solar equipment: what they are, how they differ from property liens, when they create title problems, and how to protect your home.