Evictions

The Occupy Movement: Tactics for an Election Year

Ali Hayat | Posted 03.20.2012

Ali Hayat

2012 being an election year provides an opportunity to the Occupy movement to translate its general appeal into electoral success and in turn to representation within the American political system.

Jason Cherkis

Occupy Atlanta Wins Deal With BB&T, Saves Historic Church

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.18.2012

WASHINGTON -- Occupy Atlanta can declare another victory in its fight against big banks. Six days ago, Pastor Dexter Johnson called on the organizers ...

Arin Greenwood

'One Strike' Policy Hits Very Ill Alexandria Woman

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.22.2011

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Shelly Anderson has stage 5 renal failure and needs a kidney transplant. The 33-year-old recently found out that her mother is a ma...

Jason Cherkis

Occupy Activsts Help Families From Evictions As Part Of National Occupy Our Homes Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.08.2011

WASHINGTON -- In the late evening on Tuesday, Brigitte Walker welcomed Occupy Atlanta onto her property in an effort to save her Riverdale, Ga., home ...

Jason Cherkis

Occupy Y'all Street: OWS Movement Moves Into The Atlanta Suburbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.02.2011

This is the second in a series of stories and short films on under-publicized Occupy sites. The first is here. Stay tuned in the coming days for more...

Arin Greenwood

Occupy Protesters Read Between Lines Of Park Service Memo

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.28.2011

WASHINGTON -- Are Occupy protesters in the nation's capital on the brink of eviction? Some say a notice from the National Park Service, which has juri...

The JNF: Planting Trees or Uprooting Families?

Moriel Rothman | Posted 01.23.2012

Moriel Rothman

The Jewish National Fund was set up in 1901 to purchase land in the Land of Israel on behalf of the Jewish People. The JNF also has become Israel's forestry service. However, in addition to all of the important environmental work the JNF does, there is sadly a dark side.

101-Year-Old Evicted Woman To Get Home Back

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

DETROIT -- A 101-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime Detroit home after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage is getting it back...

UN Moves To Distance Itself From Dale Farm Eviction Row

PA | Posted 11.14.2011

The United Nations has moved to distance itself from an adviser who has claimed the planned clearance of the UK's largest illegal travellers site viol...

The Silent Majority: China's Other Lawyers

John Wagner Givens | Posted 09.28.2011

John Wagner Givens

We must remember that for every Chinese lawyer whose abduction or detention is reported, thousands of lawyers are challenging the state in myriad unreported ways.

Final Whistle for 514 Families as Haitian Government Illegally Closes Stadium Camp

Beatrice Lindstrom | Posted 09.27.2011

Beatrice Lindstrom

The government of Port-au-Prince is set on using the Sylvio Cator Stadium for a soccer game in early August, and on July 18, the mayor unlawfully evicted the last of the residents living in the Stadium's parking lot.

Routine Eviction Turns Up $40K Grow House Operation, Weapons

Glenview, IL Patch | Carrie Miller Email the Author | Posted 09.14.2011

A routine eviction in Glenview Wednesday morning turned up a marijuana grow house and weapons cache, resulting in one arrest by the Cook County Sherif...

With Foreclosures Taking Longer To Process, Backlog Isn't Going Anywhere

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.31.2011

It takes much longer to process home foreclosures than it used to. In May, according to the real estate data firm RealtyTrac, one in every 605 home...

As Hurricane Season Looms, Government Officers Destroy Haiti Tent Camps

Beatrice Lindstrom | Posted 08.02.2011

Beatrice Lindstrom

At least three camps housing approximately 1,000 Haitians displaced from the earthquake were destroyed by police this week in the Delmas suburb of Port-au-Prince.

Goldman Sachs Suspends Foreclosures In Some States

Posted 05.25.2011

(By Maria Aspan and Maureen Bavdek) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's mortgage servicing unit has suspended evictions and foreclosures in some states, acco...

GMAC Pulls Foreclosure Affidavits Signed By Kristine Wilson

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Attorneys for homeowners in Florida say Ally Financial's GMAC mortgage unit has begun to withdraw affidavits submitted in support of foreclosures that...

GMAC Foreclosures Investigated By State Attorneys General

Bloomberg | Dakin Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Attorneys general in three U.S. states are investigating foreclosures at Ally Financial Inc.'s GMAC Mortgage unit after the lender said it would halt ...

Quaint Concept: Justice for All

Lawrence McGovern | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawrence McGovern

Legal service providers contend that it is not just a question of how America treats its most vulnerable citizens; justice for all makes a better America for all of its 300 million citizens.

How to Live on $0 a Day: Assessing Your Real Estate Options

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Lesley Stern

Many are now asking themselves the question: "How will I find a new place to live when I have no income, cash or credit rating? Where will I go?" Don't panic. Let's calmly and rationally go over your options.

The United States of Foreclosures: A Haitian Story

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Danny Schechter

FORECLOSURES ARE RISING AND NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS AFFECTED; A Haitian Story: Loses Family Home In Earthquake, NY Home in "Bankquake" The financial cri...

Sheikh Jarrah: A Case of Systemic Injustice

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

Ir Amim

On a sunny afternoon, Dina Goldstein and I hail a cab in downtown Jerusalem on our way to the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Northeast Jerusalem.

Eviction Yard Sale: A Scene That Is Surely Replicating Itself All Over America.

Rob Kall | Posted 11.17.2011

Rob Kall

A recent CNN study found that almost half of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

My Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now

Michael Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Moore

I have 15 things we can all do right now to fix the very broken system in this country and to fight back against those who have brought us to where we are. C'mon people -- we can do this!

Predatory Equity

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

David R. Jones, Esq.

I know it's not nice to gloat, but the recent news of the financial turmoil at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village is just too good a story of greed and stupidity to let it pass.

Woman Evicted For Leaving Up Easter Decorations

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BOULDER, Colo. — A woman is going to court claiming she was wrongly evicted from her apartment because she kept her Easter decorations on her do...