Broward County Offers Assistance to Avoid Foreclosure December 7, 2008

The Broward County Housing Finance and Community Development Division has partnered with the Broward County Housing Authority to provide financial assistance of up to $9,000 for defaulted mortgages. This program targets resident homeowners who are 30 days delinquent by providing financial assistance to reinstate mortgage loans.

The property must be owner occupied and the home must meet program qualifications and guidelines. Also, extensive counseling is provided as it relates to preserving homeownership.

For more information, contact: Broward County Housing Authority, 4780 North State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319 or call Phyllis Brown at 954-739-1114, ext. 1114. View Details on Foreclosure Prevention Program

Found in Bridges Newsletter (Office of Public Communications) http://www.broward.org/publicinfo/bridges.htm

Foreclosure Prevention Program - This Program is designed to preserve the affordable housing stock of Broward County for single family home owners who need assistance in the form of a deferred payment loan to pay defaulted mortgages where the home owner is in default at least thirty (30) days. The property must be owner occupied, and home must meet program qualifications and guidelines.

The program is administered by: Broward County Housing Authority 4780 North State Road 7 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319
Contact: Phyllis Brown (954) 739-1114 Extension 2304

For more detailed information about foreclosure proceedings and processes, please visit the Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Clerk of Court websites at the links below.

To further define your search, you may type “foreclosure” in the keyword search boxes on the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Internal Revenue Service sites.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/

Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/

Broward County Clerk of Court http://www.clerk-17th-flcourts.org/ClerkWebsite/welcome2.aspx

Official Website: http://www.broward.org/housing/foreclosure_prevention.htm