Taking it to court in Minneapolis: Fight against foreclosure and eviction

[annm4peace]

Source: Twin Cities Daily Planet

The fight against foreclosures heated up at the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, May 26, as two Minneapolis women used unique arguments to fight back against their lenders.

Rosemary Williams and Tecora Parks, who separately appeared in court today, are just two of at least six homeowners in the Twin Cities who have publicly vowed to remain in their foreclosed homes. Local activist groups, including the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, have been working with these homeowners to organize a statewide movement against foreclosures.

Neighbors of Williams, a south Minneapolis woman who refused to leave her home after it went into foreclosure, filed suit against GMAC Mortgage in District Court. The plaintiffs, including the Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization and 17 neighbors, argue that leaving her home vacant would create a public nuisance.

At the same time, GMAC, Williams’ lender, filed suit to evict Williams from her home, which was sold to the lender at a sheriff’s sale in March.

Read more: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2009/05/26/taking-it-court-minneapolis-fight-against-foreclosure-and-eviction.html

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This took a hell of a lot of people power..

[obliviously]

1. Good for them

they need to stand their ground!

[Doremus]

2. Good. Same thing happened in the last Depression.

Albeit on a bigger scale.

http://realneo.us/content/cleveland-eviction-riot-1933-bears-similarities-current-woes