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Foreclosure and Eviction for Homeowners

Behind on your payments? Facing foreclosure? Read this article to understand the process and your options.

Tenants in Foreclosed Properties

Renting a home that’s being foreclosed on? Read this article to understand your rights and responsibilities.

How to Ask for Your Leftover Money After a Tax Foreclosure

If your home went through tax foreclosure, there are steps you can take to ask for any money that may be left over after the home is sold or transferred. Read this article to learn more.

Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Foreclosure Help

Read this article to learn more about options to avoid foreclosure if you can't afford payments because you've had hardship related to COVID-19.

Tenant Rights and Responsibilities

When you rent your home, there are things you must do and things your landlord must do. Learn about them in this article.

What to Do if You Have Been Defaulted in Your Eviction Case

You can be defaulted if you don’t respond in a court case. If the court enters a default judgment against you in an eviction case, you can be evicted and have a judgment for money entered against you without getting heard in court. This article explains what to do if you have been defaulted in your eviction case.

Mediation and Other Forms of Settlement

Mediation is a settlement process that can help you resolve “contested” issues (things you and the other party don’t agree on) in your court case.

What’s in a Lease?

Landlords and tenants do not have to have a written lease when property is rented. But if they do, there are things a lease must include and things it can’t include. Read this article to learn what they are.

Oral Leases

When renting your home, you do not have to have a written lease agreement. This article gives an overview of oral (non-written) leases.

Negotiations in Eviction Cases

The eviction process can be costly for both landlords and tenants if the case goes to trial. However, the parties can try to come to an agreement and avoid a trial. Read this article to learn more.