Wayne County sheriff to halt mortgage foreclosure sales

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit News

Monday, February 2, 2009
Wayne County sheriff to halt mortgage foreclosure sales
Darren A. Nichols and Tom Greenwood / The Detroit News


DETROIT -- Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans announced today that his office will halt all mortgage foreclosure sales.

Evans said a review of federal law has determined that to continue foreclosure sales would conflict with a recently enacted law that provides protection for homeowners.

"To proceed with sales without assuring that homeowners have been able to avail themselves of those protections would put me in a position of violating federal law," Evans said during an 11 a.m. press conference.

The Troubled Asset Relief Program that was approved by the U.S. Congress last fall requires the Secretary of Treasury to implement a plan to mitigate foreclosures, Evans said. He added it includes encouraging mortgage companies to modify loans to enable people to stay in their homes.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/METRO01/902020395

[WriteDown]

1. Sweet....

time to stop paying my mortgage. A free house will do wonders for limiting my expenses. :evilgrin:.

[Psephos]

21. lol first you have to move to Detroit n/t

[geiger]

2. Tell him to call the Sherriff of Wayne County, Ohio then. good. eom.

[Demeter]

6. Wayne County Is in Michigan, and Includes the City of Detroit

Ohio doesn't want to get involved.

[geiger]

12. I know that the post was about Michigan, DUH. eom.

[baldguy]

3. One sheriff not in the pay of corporations.

How many others will follow his example?

[PassingFair]

9. One sheriff who has announced his intention to run for Mayor....

he's pandering.

He wants Kwame's seat.

[baldguy]

14. Oh! Now it makes sense.

[PassingFair]

15. Here's a link:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081113/METRO/811130384/1409

He's actually not a bad guy as far as I can see.

He seems to be an actual Detroiter, and not
a carpetbagger from Oakland County!

[Akoto]

17. He may be pandering, but ...

If it gives folks a chance to keep their homes, he can pander away. At least he's appealing to the people who need help the most.

[Barack_America]

4. K&R for Warren Evans. Standing up for the little guy and putting pressure on the Treasury.

Well done.

[Dollface]

5. Smart man. ALso, no sense kicking people out so the property can stand empty.

[wroberts189]

7. k&r

[Dr.Phool]

8. So now the banks will use the bailout money to hire Blackwater thugs.

It's not like they're too smart to attempt something like that. Gotta keep them evictions moving.

[truthisfreedom]

10. Very good news. Now if they start this in Minneapolis... perhaps the housing market will pick up.

And I can sell my house.

[notadmblnd]

11. This confuses me. I didn't know that law enforcement was involved in sales of repossessions

Now I know the city can sell if the property is foreclosed because of back taxes. But I thought the banks were responsible fore selling their foreclosed homes for non-payment. I would like to see law enforcement say that they will no longer assist or take payment for evicting people whose homes have been foreclosed on. That would make a difference.

[Dr.Phool]

13. The Sherriff has to come and evict you, before the auction.

[notadmblnd]

16. I knew they did evictions, but I didn't know thye were actaully involved in the sales.

everyone in my neighborhood that has lost a home (there are 3 or 4) have all moved out with no sign of law enforcement involvement. The homes are still sitting empty.

[happyslug]

18. Execution sales are done by the County Sheriff in most states.

In fact this tends to be the #1 functions of most Sheriff Departments (Law enforcement is done by local or State Police Departments). Someone has to sell property of a debtor, and since the middle ages that has been the Sheriff. In some states (Pennsylvania for one) most sheriff deputies do NOT do any patrolling or other law enforcement activities except provide security at the local Court house and the ship prisoners to and from prisons.

A further function of the Sheriff in many states (Again I am using Pennsylvania as an example) is to serve legal papers on people. Some states permit anyone to serve writs, but in Pennsylvania that is reserved to the Sheriff. Thus you are sued in Common Pleas Court In Pennsylvania you first find out about the action when the Sheriff or his deputy drops off the complaint to you. No one else can serve you a copy of the Complaint. Many states permit others to serve legal papers, but many states, like Pennsylvania, reserves that right to the Sheriff or his deputies.

[LostinVA]

23. Then Sheriff comes and will literally throw you and your possessions on the street

They often run the foreclosure auctions, too (ie "Sheriff's Sales").

[Joe Chi Minh]

19. Good for him! And America.

[barbtries]

20. a sheriff on the side of the people

i like that.

[slackmaster]

22. Sounds like he's got his head on straight

Good on him for doing the right thing.