Helping Low-Income Tenants Avoid Post-Foreclosure Evictions
On October 2, 2008, the Editorial Team of Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy sponsored a webinar on how to help clients who are tenants (including Section 8 tenants) in rental properties subject to foreclosure. Click on the link above to download the presentation and other materials. Presenters included:
- Judith Liben, Senior Housing Attorney, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
- Maeve Elise Brown, Executive Director, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, Oakland, California
- Esme Caramello, Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School's WilmerHale Legal Services Center
Trainings from the Practising Law Institute:
NOTE: All PLI trainings are free. You must register with PLI before accessing any trainings. To do this, click on the link of the program you want to access. Next, on the right hand side of that window there is a link to create an account. Registration is quick and requires little information. You do not have to wait for a confirmation or email to access trainings. If you have problems accessing the PLI trainings, please contact Rodney Low of the State Bar of California at 415-538-2219.
Defending Against Foreclosure Rescue Scams
August 7, 2009, FREE program and earn MCLE credit
Foreclosures continue unabated. More and more California homeowners are falling behind on their mortgage payments and face foreclosure. In these difficult times, homeowners are susceptible to offers that claim foreclosure can be avoided. Attend this 3-hour program to get all of the information you need to represent your client: how to identify a rescue scam and the administrative and litigation tools to address those scams.
What You Will Learn:
- The details of non-attorney and attorney foreclosure rescue scams
- How to combat foreclosure rescue scams: strategies and remedies
- Administrative complaint procedures at the local, state and federal levels
- Criminal enforcement: a statewide survey and a look at one county's efforts
- Ethical issues related to foreclosure rescue scams and State Bar disciplinary actions
If you represent clients with foreclosure issues and if you want to volunteer to represent low-income clients through a volunteer lawyer program, this program will give you the basic information that you need. CLICK HERE Register today for this free PLI pro bono program. You can see the program live in San Francisco, or view it by webcast.
California CLE Credit:
This program has been approved for MCLE credit in the amount of 3.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hour can be applied toward the ethics requirement. PLI will retain the required MCLE records for this program.
Protecting the Rights of Homeowners with Limited Scope Representation
June 8, 2009 FREE PROGRAM and earn MCLE Credit
Homeowner association law is complex and the field is growing rapidly. This program is designed to not only provide the technical background to the field, but the practical skills to use limited scope representation to assist homeowners who would otherwise be without competent legal assistance.
This program will also provide best practices, risk management materials, fee agreements, and other materials, including sample fee agreements, client handouts, and other documents designed to set up a limited scope representation practice from scratch.
CLICK HERE to access the archived web program
Defending Subprime Mortgage Foreclosures 2008
FREE PROGRAM and earn MCLE Credit (6 hours)
This program will provide you with the basic information you will need to represent a low-income subprime mortgage foreclosure client, spot potential predatory lending, and much more. The last hour of the program provides specific information related to California's non-judicial foreclosure process.
Attorneys in legal services and Legal Aid, volunteer lawyer program staff attorneys, housing counselors, and other working with low-income client with subprime mortgage problems will also benefit from attending.
Presenters:
CLICK HERE to access this archived web program
California Unlawful Detainer Defense
FREE PROGRAM and earn MCLE Credit (3 hours)
The program is specifically designed to equip attorneys in law firms and corporate law departments who are interested in volunteering to represent low-income clients facing eviction from subprime mortgage foreclosed property. Attorneys in legal services and Legal Aid, volunteer lawyer program staff attorneys, housing counselors, and other working with low-income client with subprime mortgage problems will also benefit from attending.
After this training you will:
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Understand the basics of unlawful detainer practice
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The key issues in foreclosures unfair detainer defenses
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Understand how to handle unlawful utility shut-offs and change of locks
Presenter:
CLICK HERE to access this archived web program
PLI is also presenting a special training on defending mortgage foreclosures involving predatory lending. Though this training is designed for NY attorneys, it has general information that is helpful for all attorneys. Please click on the link below.
Defending Mortgage Foreclosures 2008
Once you complete a training, you are encouraged to volunteer by connecting with an organization that is ready and waiting for your assistance. You may access that information by clicking on the link above in the Probono.net/CA section.
Pleadings Bank:
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) maintains a library of useful legal pleadings to help consumer attorneys help the public. Membership is required to access these pleadings. CLICK HERE to apply for free membership.
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