Shame on the Creekside Homeowners Association in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 2006, Navy gunner’s mate Mark Bryant bought a home. But that home is now owned by someone else, because the HOA foreclosed on it because Bryant hadn’t paid $750 in HOA dues. Bryant didn’t even know about the dues because he was on active duty in Bahrain.
Human vultures hang around these HOA foreclosure auctions. And some vulture picked up this home for about 10,000 bucks. Never mind that federal law prohibits foreclosure actions against overseas active duty service members. Some lawyer ought to be leaping forward to take this case.
(link to story on Jacksonville foreclosure action)
(link to Service Members Civil Relieve Act (SCRA))
I have heard different numbers concerning the number of deployed service members who were made homeless in NC by HOA boards, attorneys and/or property managers, etc. These numbers ranged from 1400 to over 2000. I do not know if the true number will ever be known. The NC Legislature decided to refer to the HOA’s, attorneys, property managers, or others who may have been involved as “other creditors” in legislation that took effect January 01, 2011, I believe, to protect deployed service members from these abuses and property thefts!
I have also been advised that these service members who were foreclosed upon should have been protected under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, even prior to this legislation in NC!
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
SESSION LAW 2010-190
SENATE BILL 1400
*S1400-v-5*
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT FORECLOSURES WHILE MORTGAGORS OR TRUSTORS ARE ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.
Took effect January 01, 2011
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/sessionlaws/pdf/2009-2010/sl2010-190.pdf