Item of Note: DC Resolution on Foreclosure Protections

On July 21, the Council of the District of Columbia approved PR25-0323 with resolution number R25-0220. The public resolution, which took effect July 11, declares the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to preserve and continue foreclosure protections for homeowners who applied for funding from the District of Columbia’s Homeowner Assistance Fund (DC HAF) program before September 30, 2022, and whose applications remain under review, pending approval, pending payment, or under appeal.

The resolution also requires that notices continue to be sent to homeowners informing them of the DC HAF program prior to a foreclosure action. As part of the introduced public resolution, Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. also introduced an emergency and temporary amendment, B25-0363 and B25-0364 For more information, click here.