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ted22M to interestingasfuck · 16 days ago

This Florida couple fought Bank of America after it wrongfully tried to foreclose on their fully paid home, won $2,500 in legal fees, and when the bank ignored the ruling, they showed up with sheriff’

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This Florida couple fought Bank of America after it wrongfully tried to foreclose on their fully paid home, won $2,500 in legal fees, and when the bank ignored the ruling, they showed up with sheriff’

ted22M to interestingasfuck · 16 days ago
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  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    Should have gotten more than $2500.

    • fedikat@piefed.social
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      At least they are supposed to break even with it, and I think it was the principal that counted.

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        Time is money. These people probably had to take time off from work to pursue this, among other pain in the ass hurdles/obstacles. BofA should have been penalized for malicious prosecution.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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          If corporations are now legally defined as people, I need to start seeing some assholes imprisoned.

          If I, a people, tried stealing somebody elses house, I would be jailed.

          But when these corporations try shit, it’s all “oh, we can’t do anything!”

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          I can imagine they are losing some money in the end, but they got what they could and didn’t let the bank push them around. I really hope it helps set a better precedent in the future.

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    Story here:

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/06/137002727/sweet-justice-a-florida-couple-forecloses-on-bank-of-america

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    (In 2011)

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    That couple, their lawyer, and the deputies are heroes.

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    It’s wild that they paid cash for the home and the bank tried to foreclose. I assumed they had mortgaged the house but it seems like that’s not the case at all.

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