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D.C. Appeals Case Provides Roadmap For Obtaining Triple Damages Plus Punitives Against Foreclosure Rescue, Equity Stripper

By r morris

A 2006 decision of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may provide a roadmap for how a state's consumer protection laws can be used to obtain significant damages from a foreclosure rescue operator engaged in an equity stripping arrangement. The players in this case are Rodney Byrd, the foreclosure rescue operator, and Hattie Smith, the homeowner. Tina Jackson, Hattie Smith's grandchild,

Full post as published by The Home Equity Theft Reporter on March 03, 2009 (boomark / email).