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City Of Buffalo Announces Foreclosure Sale Dates

Contact:  Melanie Gregg
               851-5468

Help available to homeowners at risk

The City of Buffalo In Rem 42 Foreclosure Sale is scheduled to take place on October 20, 21, and 22, 2008 at the Buffalo Convention Center. The In Rem 42 Foreclosure Sale List is posted on the City of Buffalo’s website at www.city-buffalo.com.  It is also available for a $3.00 fee at the Department of Assessment & Taxation.

Help is available for property owners experiencing financial hardship.  The City of Buffalo can help you avoid foreclosure.  Payment plans are available.  Please contact the Department of Assessment and Taxation at 851-5733, the User Fee Office at 851-5966 or American Water Services at 847-1065 to inquire about a payment plan.  Court orders offering extended payment plans to stop foreclosure are also available through the City’s Court Order Program, conducted jointly by the Departments of Law and Assessment and Taxation.  The Court Order Program will take place Tuesday, October 14, Wednesday, October 15, and Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the Erie County Courthouse, 25 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Low-income taxpayers who require legal assistance but cannot afford an attorney may contact the following agencies:

LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO
237 Main Street (corner Main & Seneca), Room 1602
Telephone:  853-9555 – Ext. 453

LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY,
DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED OF WESTERN NY
Room 821 Ellicott Square Building, 295 Main Street
Telephone: 853-3087

VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT
237 Main Street (corner Main & Seneca), Room 1000
Telephone: 847-0662

ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE HOUSING OFFICE
LOW INTEREST LOAN – IT’S A ONE-TIME DEAL
Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, 1st Floor
For Information call 858-6265