Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Building Condemnation, Utilities Shutoff Spell Immediate Code Enforcement-Related Boot For About 50 [Presumably Poor] Tenants In Troubled St. Louis Apartment Building
In St. Louis, Missouri, KTVI-TV Channel 2 reports:
An estimated 50 residents and one business owner in an apartment building in the Bevo neighborhood were forced to move out earlier than expected.
The city condemned the building nearly a month ago and Thursday the utilities and electricity were turned off.
Tenants complained that the landlords were still collecting rent and allowing people to move in even after the building was condemned. According to the city, the landlord never appealed.
Police said clearing out the building will also cut down on disturbance calls.
"We get disturbance calls, fights, we had a robbery call and shooting here just a couple weeks ago," said Captain Steven Mueller, St. Louis Police. "We have constant police activity here because of people calling."
The property has been considered a nuisance every year since 2011, with multiple drug busts, littering, prostitution, and even a shooting connected to that property on March 16.
The owner was cited for "Failure to Abate a Nuisance" several times.
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Land Contract/Contract For Deed/Rent-To-Own Rackets
The New York Times: The Housing Trap (In the wake of the housing crisis, low-income families have turned to seller financing to buy homes but these deals can be a money trap)
Beware The Fine Print: Consumers Forced To Sign Away Their Rights To Use Court System
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Foreclosure Mills' Abysmal Record In Complying With New NYS Foreclosure Requirements
Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners
MFY Legal Services Report On Questionable Practices By Process Servers In Debt Collection Cases
Justice Disserved: A Preliminary Analysis of the Exceptionally
Low Appearance Rate by Defendants in Lawsuits Filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York
Mortgage Mess Redux: Robo-Signers Return (A Reuters investigation finds that many banks are still employing the controversial foreclosure practices that sparked a major outcry last year)
CNN Video: As Foreclosures Mount, Florida Court Turns To 'Rocket Docket'
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ABC Video: Fighting Against Foreclosure (Some homeowners have found a new tactic to keep the banks at bay)
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