Thousands Of Foreclosure Lawsuits Brought By Companies Lacking Standing To Sue Continue To Slip Through The Court System In Uncontested Actions

In Sarasota, Florida, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports:

• As a lawyer helping homeowners grapple with foreclosure, April Charney has praised Sarasota's Lee Haworth, chief judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit. But Charney now puts an asterisk in her rave review.

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• Though Haworth makes foreclosure mills follow the letter of the law when taking someone's homestead, Charney says that's only when a defense lawyer is involved. Spot checks indicate thousands of other cases going uncontested are filed without proof the filer has standing to be in court. Some include false claims that a homeowner declined to negotiate, or incorrectly say the house was not a homestead.

• Charney insists those aren't mistakes. It happens because convenient lies usually go undetected and unpunished. "Whatever is expedient, they will do," Charney insists. So even when a property owner doesn't fight, Charney says judges and their staffs have a responsibility to check cases and hammer lenders' lawyers who make false claims.

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