The Florida Foreclosure Fraud Weblog
Where Florida homeowners fight back against foreclosure rescue scams
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How to beat foreclosure
Today’s St. Petersburg Times features a front-page story with the bold-face heading “How to Beat Foreclosure” and tells the stories of people who have stayed in their homes for years by gaming the system.
Only one problem: filing bankruptcy time and time again is an abuse of the system, and can cause [...]
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Locked out
Imagine this: you’re on a two-week vacation. You come back, and find a notice on your door:
Entry by unauthorized persons prohibited.
Alarmed, you try your key in the lock – it doesn’t fit. You peek through the windows and see that everything you left behind is gone – [...]
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Fighting on two fronts
Imagine getting called up for military duty, torn away from your family, your normal life, and your job. Imagine the stress of going off to war, and then imagine coming back having lost your home. I am amazed and saddened to learn that for too many of our soldiers, sailors, [...]
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Ever since word got out about Florida’s new foreclosure rescue fraud law, I’ve gotten feedback from lawyers all over the state. Many agree with me that the new law is a serious problem for homeowners and their attorneys. Others are not so sure.
Here are some of the responses I’ve gotten from the [...]
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On May 28, 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into law House Bill 643, meant to protect homeowners in foreclosure from falling prey to foreclosure rescue scammers. The law addresses two of the most common type of foreclosure rescue scams in Florida: foreclosure consultant fraud, and foreclosure transaction fraud.
Foreclosure consultant fraud
The typical foreclosure [...]
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