Five laws concerning foreclosures have been sent back to parliament by President Nikos Christodoulides, who said they were unconstitutional, legally vague and may adversely affect the economy and ...

The House plenum on Thursday accepted four referrals made by the president, and rejected one, relating to laws passed previously concerning property foreclosures and the rights of debtors.The plenary ...

In 14 of our 50 states, a taxing authority which forecloses real estate for unpaid taxes is entitled to keep the full auction proceeds even beyond the owner’s debt obligation. Enabled by laws known as ...

Laws that are unfriendly to homeownership make life more difficult than need be for many Americans in danger of foreclosure, says a recent report from the National Consumer Law Center. Many states ...

I write to thank the Globe for its editorial, “The state tax foreclosure law is unconstitutional. So why is it being enforced?” (Opinion, Aug. 4). The editorial concerned the extraordinary unfairness ...

The Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Act of 2008 — which President Bush signed into law July 30 — includes the creation of a permanent Housing Trust Fund that will provide as much as $300-million a year ...

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