Frustrated City Council members have proposed a six month moratorium blocking City Hall's controversial efforts to collect late sewer use fees through property foreclosures. “You wanna hold us up, we'll hold you up!” Councilman Marcus Brown told two municipal lawyers Tuesday during a tension-filled ordinance committee meeting, which Brown co-chaired. Foreclosure News
Despite the threat of a lawsuit by private attorney Juda Epstein for slander and libel, a City Council committee Friday ordered subpoenas issued to Epstein and other officials who collect unpaid sewer use bills. This was the second time this week that the Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to exercise its power to issue the subpoenas […]
R. Christopher Meyer, Bridgeport City Attorney, insisted the City Council lacks the authority to tell his office to issue subpoenas. R. Christopher Meyer, Bridgeport City Attorney, insisted the City Council lacks the authority to tell his office to issue subpoenas. Foreclosure News
An attorney who practices in Bridgeport pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with a business associate in a long-running fraud scheme that targeted distressed homeowners throughout Connecticut. Bradford Barneys, 51, of Odenton, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to conspiring with Timothy W. Burke , formerly of Easton, in the […]
The home at 102 Springdale St., in Bridgeport, Conn. was initially scheduled for a foreclosure sale in September 2016, but will now be up for auction on May 13, 2017. Foreclosure News
Members of the Bridgeport City Council say they're working with state lawmakers on new measures that could change the way the Water Pollution Control Authority collects debts. Residents of Bridgeport tell News 12 that the WPCA has a history of foreclosing on homes to collect unpaid utility bills. Foreclosure News
A group of Bridgeport homeowners says they're furious about plans by the city's Water Pollution Control Authority to foreclose on their homes. City officials say unpaid utility bills have led to the foreclosure of more than 1,200 homes over the past 10 years. Foreclosure News
Connecticut saw slight improvements in the numbers of homeowners under foreclosure proceedings, with the state's “inventory” of foreclosed properties down more than a quarter from September 2015 according to CoreLogic. For the 12-month period through September 2016, lenders completed foreclosures on about 2,450 residences in Connecticut, compared to more than 4,800 in the previous 12-month […]
The home at 11 Greenview Road in Danbury is scheduled for public auction on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, due to foreclosure proceedings. The home at 11 Greenview Road in Danbury is scheduled for public auction on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, due to foreclosure proceedings. Foreclosure News