Government
Sep. 6, 2012
Homeowner's rights: fears of frivolous litigation unwarranted
The notion that wily homeowners will bring lawsuits to bully the banks into modifying their loans is without any basis in the reality of foreclosure litigation. By Brian Bilford of the Housing and Consumer Advocacy Group
As legal aid advocates for California's homeowners, we have heard the "frivolous lawsuits" argument in many different contexts with many different targets, generally in favor of corporate interests over California's working families. Those advancing such arguments against the recently-enacted Homeowner's Bill of Rights (HBOR) express two related concerns. First, they claim that the HBOR will somehow let loose a flood of friv...
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