Florida Non Profit Law Firm Swamped With Foreclosure Cases

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is so swamped with foreclosure cases that it can't take on more clients, according to a recent article in The Florida Times-Union, at jacksonville.com. It has recently asked the city's Housing Commission for a $250,000-a-year grant to hire more attorneys. The Housing Commission also is considering a separate proposal that would let people borrow up to $5,000 at zero interest so they can keep making mortgage payments if an illness, job loss or death in the family puts home ownership in jeopardy. To read more, see Foreclosure cases swamp Legal Aid (Jacksonville is asked to help people keep homes)
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