MAAPL Announces New Round of Legal Clinics

Posted on February 13, 2017 by MAAPL

In the days leading up to the February 23, 2017 filing deadline to retain your 20 year right to challenge your foreclosure in court, MAAPL is scheduling a series of Anti-Foreclosure Legal Clinics in key towns and cities across Massachusetts to help homeowners file their papers at their local Registry of Deeds.

The following clinics have been scheduled:

Clinics previously scheduled for Monday, Feb. 13th in Greenfield and Peabody have been postponed due to poor weather and travel conditions, and will be rescheduled soon. More clinics will be scheduled to reach as many foreclosed homeowners as possible, and the list above will be updated as new clinics are confirmed.

About MAAPL

The Mass. Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) is a coalition of over 60 housing counseling agencies, legal services groups, social service agencies, and community-based social action groups that have joined together to address the foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts. MAAPL collects and distributes timely information on the foreclosure crisis and its effects to the public and to its member groups, drafts and supports legislation that provides important protections to homeowners and tenants facing foreclosure and eviction, documents the impact of the foreclosure crisis on local communities, networks with related organizations throughout the Commonwealth, and provides tools and information to help people navigate the legal system and advocate on their own behalf more effectively when challenging a foreclosure or eviction in court
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