What would you do if you were evicted from a foreclosed house?
This is an unusual tactic for the attorney. Michael Pines advises his clients to break into their foreclosed houses and illegally squat in them, Newser reports. And it seems like he has a few attorneys who admire his chutzpah: “Most attorneys won’t admit it, but they admire his convictions,” said Ventura lawyer Doug Michie.
While it may seem tempting to break back into your own foreclosed house, it certainly has not helped Michael Pines’ own clients. He has not won a single foreclosure case.
Foreclosure is the legal process that a lender can take to repossess a home. Some possible alternatives to foreclosure that individuals facing foreclosure can discuss with an attorney are:
- Special Forebearance
- Mortgage Modification
- Partial Claim
- Pre-foreclosure Sale
- Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure
There are definitely other ways to deal with foreclosure other than illegally squatting. For more general information, please visit our Related Resources links.
Related Resources:
- Alternatives to Foreclosure (FindLaw)
- What is Foreclosure? (FindLaw)
- If You are Behind on Your Mortgage Payments (FindLaw)
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