Per HUD, a ninety (90) day moratorium is imposed on properties with FHA (Federal Housing Administration) insured mortgages in a federally declared disaster area that have actually been affected b Read More

Testimony was provided to the Joint Committee on Housing in a Public Hearing on May 19, 2009 for House Bill 1232, requiring just cause evictions, among other foreclosure bills. Read More

New laws to protect money and property of the elderly and the disabled go into effect shortly.   Here are the highlights:Special protection under homestead lawAs of March 16, 2011, homeowner Read More

Recent federal and state legislation gives tenants living in properties that have been foreclosed upon some additional protections during the eviction process -- including the requirement that an evic Read More

On Saturday August 7, Governor Patrick signed into a law “A Bill to Stabilize Neighborhoods” which had been approved by the Legislature on July 27, 2010 . Read More

Foreclosure Monitor (a project of MHP)   is making available data on distressed properties for all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Data is available by community, zip code and census tract.  Read More

Written material, as well as a short video, produced by the FTC on how to avoid foreclosure rescue scams. Read More

Link to a chapter from Legal Tactics, which is posted on the MassLegalHelp website.  This chapter describes the foreclosure process, how to deal with these new owners, and how foreclosure affects Read More

Information from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) about steps that advocates can take to help seniors and other homeowners to prevent foreclosures. Read More