Organizing for real change
Upcoming events
- Protest foreclosure auctions:
Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 10:30 am
at 13 Lowell Street, Lynn MA
possible: Monday, Jan. 30 at 10:30 am (details soon)
possible: Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10:30 am (details soon) - Meeting for Lynn tenants and homeowners facing foreclosure or eviction
Every Thursday at 6:30 pm
112 Exchange Street, Lynn MA
Please contact us if you want to arrange a time to meet before then, especially if you have a time-sensitive issue. - March in Boston: Demand the banks help clean up the mess they created!
Real modifications that reset loans to real value, and get us out from underwater!
Monday, January 30. Meeting place/time in Lynn to be announced.
Lynn Item story on families who are home for the holidays
A great story in the Daily Item about families who worked with Lynn United to get their homes back after foreclosure.
[ Article here >> ]
Lynn United on Channel 5 News
Channel 5 came to a Lynn United meeting to get reaction to the Attorney General's lawsuit against the banks.
[ Video here >> ]
April 20 rally against "foreclosure help" scams
Photos, video and news coverage from the April 20 rally against "foreclosure help" scams in Revere. [ More details >> ]
Beware of "foreclosure help" scams
If someone asks for an up-front payment to help you avoid foreclosure, it is probably a scam. Come to a meeting or call us (781-346-9199) to learn more.
Click here to read more about the relevant rules (from the Federal Trade Commission).
New law protects tenants in foreclosed buildings
A new state law means that banks are not allowed to evict tenants in foreclosed buildings just because there was a foreclosure.
[ More details >> ]
Housing rights
Information including documents and links for homeowners and tenants.