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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 1, 2014
Keeping Families Home Act of 2014 - Directs each mortgage servicer to establish a deed-for-lease program which shall permit an eligible mortgagor to:
enter into a deed in lieu of foreclosure agreement;
continue to occupy and lease the property that is the subject of the agreement for one year; and
have a right of first refusal to purchase such property after the end of the one-year lease period, if the owner intends to sell the property at that time.
Exempts small servicers from such requirement.
Requires a lease to carry a monthly rent amount equal to the fair market rent for the property, as determined by an independent private appraiser hired by and paid by the servicer.
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Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D–NM
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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