Florida requires third party mediation on new foreclosure actions for primary residences.

From the Tampa Tribune.

TAMPA, Fla. – Jan. 5, 2009 – Florida homeowners facing foreclosure may soon get one last chance to negotiate with lenders trying to take back their homes.

The Florida Supreme Court issued an administrative order last week that requires a third-party mediation program with all new foreclosure lawsuits involving primary residences.

The goal of the order, written by Chief Justice Peggy Quince, is to help handle the state’s glut of foreclosures. An estimated 456,000 foreclosure cases statewide are clogging the court system, she said. READ THE ARTICLE

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Comment by Wendy Rulnick on January 5, 2010 at 10:13am
Bryant - This should give us more time to get the short sales done!

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