Advocacy Group Files Federal Suit Seeking To Halt Home Foreclosures In Minnesota; Says New Law Lacks Proper Notice & Appeal Provisions

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Associated Press reports:

• A federal lawsuit seeks to block all home foreclosures in Minnesota. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Minneapolis on Tuesday. It says a new federal program that's meant to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages fails to give them proper notice of why they've been rejected, or the right to appeal. [...] Mark Ireland, an attorney with the Foreclosure Law Relief Project, said the government has failed to establish the procedures needed to ensure the fair and uniform administration of the program.

For more, see Lawsuit Seeks to Block Home Foreclosures in Minn.

For more on this case from the Foreclosure Relief Law Project, a program of the Housing Preservation Project in St. Paul Minnesota:

• Lawsuit (seeking class action status): Williams, et al. v. Geithner, et al.,
• Plaintiff's Memorandum In Support Of Motion For A Preliminary Injunction,
• Proposed Order (for a preliminary injunction),
• Press Release: HOMEOWNERS FILE LAWSUIT TO STOP FORECLOSURES IN MINNESOTA (Alleges Federal Modification Program Violates Constitutional Protections).