Despite an executive order allowing Maryland homeowners to request forbearance on their mortgage payments due to the financial stress brought on by the pandemic, advocates say some homes are still being sold at foreclosure.
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) put a temporary halt to new foreclosures for Marylanders who’ve taken a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in an executive order earlier this year.
That order also allows homeowners who are having trouble paying their mortgage due to coronavirus-related issues to ask their loan servicer for a 180-day forbearance, with the option to extend that for up to an additional 180 days.
But Scott Webber, a Montgomery County resident embroiled in a foreclosure battle of his own, said some homes are still going to auction despite Hogan’s orders. His own home was scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure auction on Tuesday, although that sale was canceled at the eleventh hour.
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