The pace of foreclosure sales is picking up, lenders all across this state are setting foreclosure sales all across the state. I go in court every day and families losing their homes because they go into courtrooms unrepresented by counsel. I’ve long supported homeowners defending themselves, but things have gotten quite bad for pro se homeowners. The advice is quite simple….
HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND YOUR FORECLOSURE….NOW!
MAtt that is great advice if the lawyers know what they are doing.. Here in AZ I haven’t heard of any wins.. The only ones close either want an arm and leg (for up to 2 years) OR the ones that I would recommend that know what they are doing, (and I still dont’ think they have won much yet) have a 1 year or so wait list…. not a good situation to choose from around here.. ALTHOUGH if someone can learn to research and do it themselves and hire an attorney avoid the pitfalls of procedure, that might be good. Pretty sad in AZ …. from my viewpoint that is.. others take on the situation may be different.
Correction thero was one win in Bankruptcy and it was appealed by bank.. I don’t know how that ended up … AND in March there is one listed on a blog… https://azhomelawyer.com/foreclosure/az-home-lawyer-wins-pivotal-case-in-foreclosure-fight/ But it is in a smaller country than our Phoenix’s Maricopa County.
so sick of hearing this – many many folks cannot find an attorney who will not bleed them dry and double cross them. Thier answer to foreclosure fraud is to “negotiate” a “loan mod” – even with blatant proof of fraud and lack of standing, and even knowing the servicer will renege in the mod at the end of the trial period – well after their clients check has cleared. If you are in North Carolina you are screwed. The attorneys are all in the tank for the banks.
What has gotten so bad for pro se, other than the usual stuff?
That’s all very well and good until your attorney plows through your life’s savings and then bugs out before trial.
Some of us have to go Pro Se if we want to see the inside of a courtroom.
That’s the reason I hired you, Matt! In my book, you’re a TRUE lawyer-advocate-counselor, not a typical licensed BAR Attorney.
Your prospective clients should look up in ANY dictionary the word “ATTORN” – from whence the word “Attorney” comes from – to understand what a typical BAR licensed Attorney is (for which I personally say you are NOT) and realize that you are a true LAWYER… one who represents people IN the law by your knowledge OF the law.
In this current Florida foreclosure court system, anyone representing themselves without the representation of a true Lawyer is never going to be heard. A sad state of “justice”, but absolutely true.
Thank you, Matt, and your Lawyer assistants for being the shining light against fraudulent bankster foreclosures and never giving up. You are all one in a million!
Hire a lawyer for summary judgment?
Well it always SEEMS like a good idea to hire a lawyer. But let’s look at some facts here.
According to the facts of the case, the defendant did not challenge the plaintiff’s facts:
1. defendant EXECUTED the contract,
2. defendant BREACHED the contract,
3. court must give mortgage remedy to plaintiff.
Courts must redress the injury under Article I Sec 21. So, courts ALWAYS award summary judgment to the plaintiff.
So, Why should such defendants hire a lawyer when the court will give essentially the same result to a pro se litigant in the end? Why shouldn’t the defendant go to the summary judgement proceeding alone and SAVE all that money the defendant would otherwise pay the attorney?
Precisely how many foreclosure summary judgments have you terminally defeated, permanently averting the foreclosure and sale of the mortgaged property?
Can you explain that to me, Matt?
I’d like to know what percentage of foreclosure summary judgments you (and any other lawyer) have defeated.
Show us your MOJO.
99%
Well, when you spend all your money on retainers for 2 lawyers (and monthly fees), then the lawyer backs out at last minute and refuses to contact you for nearly a year…..hiring a lawyer is NOT that damn easy. So how do you suggest that I tackle the most current filing – amended motion for summary judgement – from the FC Mill? Considering that they NEVER did give us an answer on ‘their’ plan of working with us from mediation in January 2012. They were going to inform us in 45 days…..instead, they waited 11 months to file the amended motion.
Not to mention that I live in an area where the definition of fraudclosure defense is: Bankruptcy.
So Matt, please feel free to help me out….But then again, I have begged you (and others) several times to help, but nobody seems to want to. 🙁