The article focuses on the problem of tenants living in foreclosed homes in the U.S., noting the lack of legal remedy for almost a third of residents nationwide to avoid eviction. It highlights the newly-enacted federal law known as Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (PTFA) which...
The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Keeping Tenants in the Loop and in Their HomesThis article discusses the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) and the effect that the federal law has on individuals renting property that has been foSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
PTFAtenantsprotecting tenantsProtecting Tenants at Foreclosure Acthousingstate lawfederal lawpreemptionIn the summer of 2007, mortgage foreclosure rates were increasing in nearly all metropolitan areas. By the end of 2008, the foreclosure crisis had spread to sub...