Brookstone Law, PC’s Emergency Extension Department Gives Emergency Aid to Seniors Facing Foreclosure Sale
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – January 27, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The recent launch of Brookstone Law PC’s Emergency Extension Department (EED) (www.brookstone-law.com), a new resource to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes, achieved timely results for two local seniors by stopping the sale of their home the day before it was scheduled to be sold.
Bob and Angela Sacchi, a married couple in their 80s on a fixed pension income and savings in West Hollywood, CA, were facing foreclosure, the sale of their home and eventual eviction based on a predatory home loan they obtained in 2004 and the bank’s refusal to allow them to modify their mortgage despite numerous attempts by the couple to fix their problems over the past several years. The case is Angela and Robert Sacchi, vs. Residential Credit Solutions, Inc., Case No. BC453524.
Like many homeowners, the couple had heard stories about how mortgage holders facing foreclosure are treated by banks and how many banks do not allow short sales to address foreclosures. Media reports have highlighted banks’ mishandling of mortgage foreclosures and mistreating consumers, practices which have lead to legal action throughout the country including suits filed by more than 40 state attorneys general against banks and lenders. Coverage has included banks throwing people’s belongings into the street in wrongful evictions, overcharging thousands of members of the military’s mortgage payments and bank executives admitting to blatant misadministration of loan documents in wrongful foreclosure trials.
Facing immediate foreclosure sale, without opportunity for a loan modification, living on a fixed low income and with nowhere to go if their home was sold, there seemed to be no way for the couple to stop foreclosure until they contacted Brookstone Law and the EED.
EED’s team of legal experts and specialists acted decisively and fought for the couple in court by filing a lawsuit that resulted in a postponement until the end of next month. The EED will continue to represent the couple and could file a preliminary injunction at that time to extend the postponement or achieve a cancellation of the sale.
“Thanks to Brookstone Law’s EED team we went from the threat of the sale of our home to a sense of security about our future,” said Mr. Sacchi, a retired member of the Screen Actors Guild. “Brookstone Law’s legal team helped when we needed it and cared about our situation. They said they would fight the bank and for us in court and they did,” said name. “We couldn’t have done that without the EED at Brookstone Law.”
At a time when millions of Americans are losing their homes as part of the foreclosure crisis, homeowners face a daunting challenge when dealing with banks. To deal with those challenges, many homeowners have turned to the EED help them keep their homes.
Created by Brookstone Law PC to help consumers deal directly with an institutional bureaucracy that is biased against them, the EED is a unique service not offered by any other firm that gives homeowners facing foreclosure a fighting chance to keep their homes. Brookstone Law PC’s EED attorneys and specialists are experienced in working directly with banks and extensively trained to help homeowners achieve postponements.
Brookstone Law’s legal team researches all available options to assist homeowners extend their sale date while they are in the process of litigation, bankruptcy or short sale. The service is offered with no advance fees and consumers pay only if the sale can be stopped. Homeowners facing foreclosure like the Sacchis are using the EED to help keep their homes and avoid declaring bankruptcy and in other cases to help them keep their homes after having filed for bankruptcy and not being able to refile for 7 years.
“We don’t stop working until we achieve the results our clients need. Our expert legal team was so excited to hear how we helped the Sacchis,” said a seasoned EED specialist.
The process typically takes several hours per client and many cases require as much as a full day to get results since a majority of EED activity is spent by the Firm’s lawyers and experts in foreclosure law and litigation dealing directly and negotiating with banks and lenders.
“Our EED legal team and specialists are to be commended for doing such great work on behalf of a deserving couple. We know how to deal with the banks and will not hesitate to go to court if necessary to get the results we need, both areas where our team of legal experts and attorneys is of greatest value to homeowners seeking relief”,” said Vito Torchia, Jr., managing attorney of Brookstone Law, PC. “Without dedicated attorneys and specialists like Brookstone Law’s working on their behalf, the Sacchi’s would be in very difficult situation. We will continue to work on their behalf to help them keep their home.”
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