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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

''Moratorium on Foreclosures…It Was Done Before!''

a must read...............From Matt Weidner's Law Blog


"In the 1930’s, 25 states enacted moratoriums on foreclosures.  The Michigan Moratorium Act meant that anyone facing foreclosure got an automatic 5 year stay on the foreclosure, with a judge ordering a reasonable payment based on the homeowner’s ability to pay.  These laws were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Home Building & Loan Building Association v Blaisdell, which held that the people’s right to survive during an economic emergency superseded the contract clause of the U.S. constitution."


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