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Lawyers' Committee Co-Sponsors Workshop for Landowners with Heirs' Property and Title Problems on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

2 Shore workshops on 'heirs' property'

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

In a September 22 article, Andrea Siegel of the Baltimore Sun reported on two workshops for owners of heirs' property that the Lawyers' Committee has planned for September 25 and 26. The workshops are the result of a collaborative effort on the part of the Lawyers' Committee, DLA Piper, the African American Land Trust, and the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and are being made possible by a generous grant from PNC. At the workshops, volunteer attorneys and representatives of land conservation organizations will talk one-on-one with property owners who are struggling with heirs' property and other title issues. The first workshop will take place from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Friday, September 25, at Bethel AME Church, 110 South Hanson Street, Easton, Maryland. The second workshop will take place from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 26, at the Harriet Tubman Museum, 424 Race Street, Cambridge, Maryland.

Click here to read the Baltimore Sun's September 22 article.
Click here to view the press release for the event.
Click here to read more about the Lawyers' Committee's heirs' property work on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Click here to read more about the Lawyers' Committee's Heirs' Property Initiative.

Judges' Frustration Grows With Mortgage Servicers

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Bobbie Giguere’s unfortunate situation illustrates the importance of the bankruptcy court as source of authority for residential mortgage loan modifications. Giving bankruptcy judges the power to modify residential mortgage loans would provide a tremendous incentive for banks to clean up their loan mod pipelines and give timely and complete attention to borrowers who are seeking the help. It is disappointing that a provision of last year’s TARP legislation that carried this reform failed to obtain Congressional approval. With the end of the foreclosure crisis not yet in sight, perhaps it is time for Congress to seriously revisit this important issue.
--Commuity Development Director Deborah Austin, Lawyers' Committee

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Lawyers' Committee Brings Family Mediation Services to Owners of Heirs' Property

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

PNC Grants Community Development Project $30,000

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Lawyers' Committee thanks PNC for its generous grant of $30,000 to expand our Heirs' Property Initiative to Maryland's Eastern Shore. The Lawyers' Committee and DLA Piper look forward to working with PNC to increase our outreach to African American families working to put ancestral lands back into productive use.

Miss. Plaintiffs to Fight HUD's Motion to Dismiss

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Fair Housing Commission Focused on Gulf Coast Housing Crisis in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Bipartisan Commision Launched to Investigate Housing Discrimination in America

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

LETTER; Disaster Housing

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700