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Real Estate/Development

Mar. 14, 2009

Oakland Sues Banks and Agents Over Evictions

The city of Oakland has filed five lawsuits - and threatened more - against major banks and local real estate companies and agents accused of illegally forcing tenants from foreclosed properties.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

OAKLAND - The city of Oakland has filed five lawsuits - and threatened more - against major banks and local real estate companies and agents accused of illegally forcing tenants from foreclosed properties.

The defendants named in the lawsuits filed in Alameda County Superior Court include JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Fidelity National Financial Inc., their subsidiary companies and local agents paid to evict r...

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