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Originally posted by fleabit
Who is to blame? Well, the tenants are of course.
There is nothing hidden to them. The interest rates, the second mortage if there is one, the adjustment, the taxes, the upkeep... none of these are a mystery to someone who reads everything, and does their research to know what they are in for.
As was the case in all the witnesses we listened to, ALL of them could have avoided their fate, had they actually read the agreement, or got further advice before signing the first thing shoved in front of their faces.
And I feel bad for them.. I really do. I felt fairly miserable for all those that came in as witnesses, knowing every one of them were in a very bad spot. But every single one of them did it to themselves. Many didn't read the agreement at all! They just signed where they were told to sign.
And even those that do do their research, don't really take into account how much it costs. You should figure half again the mortage, when deciding if you can afford it. And people don't do this.
This is not the fault of an institution that loans them money. There is plenty of blame to go around.
I'm just saying, those who lose their homes should shoulder their share of the blame as well.
I don't sit well with the entire "all banks are evil and all people are innocent" mantra.
Those banks were not very evil to those people when they wanted the loans, where they.
In fact, I bet those people would have done or said about anything to get a home.
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
think of this as motivation for renters to actually own property.
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
reply to post by Amaterasu
Can a person die within minutes after being evicted like they could after tripping into a pool? No.
Ridiculous analogy to say the least.
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
Whether you like it or not, be it a bank or an individual, a property owners rights outweigh those of tenants.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the Cook County Sheriff is upholding state law with his moratorium on evictions.
Sheriff Tom Dart made national news this week when he announced his deputies would stop evicting people from their homes. The sheriff says many of the people were renters who had no idea their buildings were in foreclosure. Attorney General Madigan says Illinois law requires a tenant get 120 days notice of eviction. She says the sheriff is helping enforce that. Madigan also says Dart is working with the county courts to insure the process takes place.
MADIGAN: People will be required to get the legal notice that they should've gotten before they were thrown out of their homes. It's a good thing that the sheriff is going to work to follow the law.
The only legal challenge so far against Sheriff Dart now has been withdrawn by the lending company. The sheriff's office did not immediately return a call for comment.
On August 26, 2008, Senate Bill 2721 was passed by the Illinois legislature and signed into law by the governor revising provisions of Section 1701 of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law regarding the eviction of occupants and tenants from the property after completion of the foreclosure. Said revisions became effective immediately.
In a case of foreclosure where the tenant is current on his or her rent, or where timely written notice of to whom and where the rent is to be paid has not been provided to the tenant, or where the tenant has made good-faith efforts to make rental payments in order to keep current, any order of possession must allow the tenant to retain possession of the property covered in his or her rental agreement (i) for 120 days following the notice of the hearing on the supplemental petition that has been properly served upon the tenant, or (ii) through the duration of his or her lease, whichever is shorter. If the tenant has been given timely written notice of to whom and where the rent is to be paid, this item (4) shall only apply if the tenant continues to pay his or her rent in full during the 120-day period or has made good-faith efforts to pay the rent in full during that period. No mortgagee-in possession, receiver or holder of a certificate of sale or deed, or purchaser who fails to file a supplemental petition under this subsection during the pendency of a mortgage foreclosure shall file a forcible entry and detainer action against a tenant of the mortgaged real estate until 90 days after a notice of intent to file such action has been properly served upon the tenant.
CHICAGO (AP) – Sources have just confirmed that mortgage loan companies are contracting with Blackwater Worldwide to assist in the eviction of people still living in foreclosed homes.
Originally posted by amatrine
How can he do that if the bank owns the property?
I can see it helping people, but as to being legal I do not see it.
I think it is up to the renters to see if a property is in trouble before
you rent. If it happens you have a suit against the one who rented to you, but it would be a civil matter.
www.huffingtonpost.com
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Dear Friend,
I would like to thank you for your email concerning the moratorium on evictions I instituted last week in Cook County, IL. The attention our office received helped to spark awareness of a matter affecting families across America. Here in Cook County, we have been overwhelmed by the effects of predatory mortgages and the resulting economic crisis, and already, the number of foreclosures has hit a record high.
As Cook County Sheriff, I am responsible for running a 10,000-inmate jail, providing patrols to unincorporated areas and securing the courts.
But perhaps no part of our job is as difficult as the work done by our eviction units. On any given day, our deputies could be asked to throw a family out of their home, with all of their possessions left on a curb -- sometimes pilfered through by those living nearby.
On October 8th, I imposed a moratorium on evictions until the banks and mortgage firms agreed to document the residents of a building and to give them proper notification in the incident of foreclosure. This was a drastic move, but I deemed this decision necessary after spending the last year, to no avail, working with the banking industry on other issues concerning foreclosures. At the end of the day, banks see a piece of paper, not a person.
Last week, discussions began between Sheriff’s Office officials and members of the Cook County Circuit Court’s Chancery Division to develop a list of safeguards that would provide tenants with proper notification. I applaud the court’s chancery Division Supervisor, the Honorable Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird, for ordering that necessary steps be taken to safeguard renter’s rights. In Cook County, banks are now required to give the proper 120-day notice before an eviction order will be enforced. For more information of the agreement, please see www.cookcountysheriff.org.
Should our deputies again identify patterns of abuse, we will bring it to the attention of the judiciary and I will not hesitate to halt evictions again if necessary. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Dart
Cook County Sheriff