Activist Group Lobbies Allegheny County Sheriff, Common Pleas Court To Adopt Philly Foreclosure Initiative

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports:

• An activist organization hoping to stave off some of the impact of the housing/mortgage industry crisis is seeking a moratorium on home foreclosure sheriff's sales in Allegheny County. It hopes to convince the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office and Common Pleas Court to support the effort that would mimic an initiative that led to a one-month suspension of all residential foreclosures in Philadelphia. That action preceded an agreement that put foreclosure actions involving owner-occupied homes on a separate track for resolution. "Allegheny County is our next goal," said Ian J. Phillips, legislative director of the Philadelphia chapter of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as Acorn.

For more, see Group hopes to buy time for homeowners.

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