By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Thousands of lenders are filing foreclosure lawsuits all over the country, but this one is a little bit different: Habitat for Humanity.
The Habitat organization for East and Central Pasco had never filed a foreclosure lawsuit against a client, but this month filed two.
"It hurts inside if you have to serve them with these types of papers," said president and chief executive John Finnerty. "We're in the business of putting people into houses, not taking them out."
The Habitat organization in Hillsborough County filed three foreclosure lawsuits in July. The Pinellas organization filed one last month.
The "great recession" is hurting homeowners all over the country, so perhaps it's not surprising that even people who receive Habitat's relatively low-cost houses would feel the pinch.
But Habitat directors say there are several reasons for their foreclosure lawsuits ...