Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
(703) 324-3187
publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov
February 11, 2009
(Posted February 16)
The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development will host a foreclosure information meeting for homeowners and renters who live in the county on
Thursday, February 26, 2009. The meeting will be from 7 to 9pm at Lee High School, in Lancer Hall, 6540 Franconia Rd., Springfield, VA.
Homeowners can find out about: strategies to prevent foreclosure; workout options when mortgage payments are no longer affordable; predatory lending practices; and foreclosure rescue scams.
Renters can get information about: what to do if the property they are renting is facing foreclosure; how mortgage foreclosure affects a rental dwelling; and what happens after the foreclosure is final.
Space is limited, so register early - to sign up, call the Dept. of Housing and Community Development at (703) 246-5264.
