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Foreclosure can leead to homelessness..... There is help.

During these tough economic times many people have become homeless for the first time because they loose their jobs and ultimately loose their homes. If you are behiind on mortgage payments or know someone who is....there is help. Broward County has a list of resources that can be used. Below is one that you can use to get help to prevent loosing your home.

Foreclosure Prevention Program

Home Owner Services

Tips to Avoid Foreclosure:

Contact Your Lender
Open and Respond to All Mail from Your Lender
Contact a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency
Create a Personal Budget
Review Your Financial Resources
Consider Ways to Increase Income and Reduce Expenses
Make Sure You Try Saving Money
Foreclosure Prevention Program

This Program is designed to preserve the affordable housing stock of Broward County for single family home owners who need assistance in the form of a deferred payment loan to pay defaulted mortgages where the home owner is in default at least thirty (30) days. The property must be owner occupied, and home must meet program qualifications and guidelines.

The program is administered by:

Broward County Housing Authority
4780 North State Road 7
Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319

Phyllis Brown
(954) 739-1114 Extension 2304
For more detailed information about foreclosure proceedings and processes, please visit the Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Clerk of Court websites at the links below. To further define your search, you may type “foreclosure” in the keyword search boxes on the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Internal Revenue Service sites.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Internal Revenue Service
Broward County Clerk of Court

Homeless Announcement

COLD WEATHER EMERGENCY ADVISORY


Date: December 2, 2008 Time: 9:30 A.M.


The National Weather Service forecasts a low temperature, including wind chill, in the mid-40s in parts of Broward overnight tonight.


Broward County has declared a cold weather emergency. Homeless persons are advised to report to the following locations, no later than 6:30 p.m. tonight, Dec. 2, 2008 for transportation to special cold night shelters:



• Pompano Beach Pompano Beach City Hall 100 W. Atlantic Blvd

(S. side parking lot)



• Fort Lauderdale The Salvation Army 1445 West Broward Blvd


• Hollywood Corner of N. 21 Ave & Lincoln St and/or Corner of N. 21 Ave & Sherman St (both East of railroad tracks)


Please notify homeless persons in your area of this plan.