June 24, 2009 in City

Program offers foreclosure legal help

Thomas Clouse tomc@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5495
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Tags: economy foreclosures Home Foreclosure Legal Aid

A new legal assistance program aims to help homeowners facing foreclosure.

The Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project is available to those who need legal advice to sort through the foreclosure process, said Mark Johnson, president of the Washington State Bar Association.

Penny Youde, executive director of the Spokane County Bar Association, said the local economy has had different challenges than elsewhere in the state.

“We did not have the decrease in home values as much,” Youde said. “We haven’t noticed a lot more calls from people asking for that. But we are anticipating (more foreclosures) as people lose their …

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