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  Fact Sheets
 
   Your Rights in Repossession This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Fact Sheet C-5
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

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   Your Rights in Foreclosure This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Fact Sheet C-12
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

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   When Your Landlord Loses the Building: Mortage Foreclosure This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Fact Sheet H-14
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

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   Dealing with Debt Booklet This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
This booklet is a brief guide to help families make good financial and legal decisions when dealing with debt, debt collectors, and credit reporting agencies.
By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition State Support Center
  
   
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  Other Helpful Resources
 
   Foreclosure Postponement Information (Separate Website)
State law allows Minnesota homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments to delay, or postpone, the Foreclosure Sale (also known as the "Sheriff's Sale" or "Sheriff's Auction") of their home by five months. The Minnesota Home Ownership Center has created a fact sheet and sample affidavit to assist homeowners that might be interested in postponing their Foreclosure Sale.
By: Minnesota Home Ownership Center
  
   
   Foreclosure Prevention Assistance (Separate Website)
A description of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's Forclosure Prevention Assistance Program. Go to the website below for an index of forms for this program. http://www.mnhousing.gov/partners/lenders/programs/MHFA_001511.aspx
By: Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
  
   
   Home Equity Stripping This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
One result of the poor economy is that the number of foreclosures is growing. Unfortunately, there are people looking to take advantage of homeowners forced into foreclosure.
By: Minnesota Attorney General's Office
  
   
   I co-signed a loan for my son to buy a car, and now he cannot make the payments...
My son talked me into co-signing a loan for a car with him. However, he has just lost his job and cannot make the payments. I am on Social Security and a pension, and so cannot afford the payments either. What should I do?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
 
  
   
   Tenant Rights When Landlord is in Foreclosure This link opens in a new window. (Separate Website)
Tips of the month factsheet from Volunteer Lawyers Network for October 2009 on the rights and process for tenants when the landlord loses the building to foreclosure.
By: Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd
  
   
   Where do I find information about my consumer/tax problem?
Click on the statement that is closest to your problem and get directed to a fact sheet with information on this topic.
By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition State Support Center
 
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