Oct 6, 2008 8:39 pm US/Pacific
County Offers Foreclosure Prevention Services
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Monday listed resources available for people facing foreclosure and financial hardships as police investigated the murder-suicide of a family facing such problems.
Villaraigosa said there will be a free Homeownership and Foreclosure Prevention Fair at the Braude Constituent Service Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Personal help from non-profit housing counselors will be available; information about refinancing opportunities and first-time homebuyer programs will be available; and lenders willing to work out monthly payments or the possibility of switching from an adjustable rate to a fixed rate mortgage will be on hand.
People can pre-register by calling (818) 892-7600.
Also, through a partnership between the mayor's office and other city agencies, foreclosure prevention resources will be available at six WorkSource Centers.
The centers are:
-- The West Adams-Baldwin Hills WorkSource Center at 5681 W. Jefferson Blvd. The telephone number is (323) 525-3740 or TTY, (323) 931-9076;
-- Metro North WorkSource Center, 342 San Fernando Road. The telephone number is (323) 539-2000 or TTY, (323) 539-2057;
-- Southeast L.A.-Watts WorkSource Center, 10950 S. Central Ave. The telephone number is (323) 563-4702 or TTY, (323) 563-5684.
-- Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks WorkSource Center, 15400 Sherman Way, Suite 140, Van Nuys. The telephone number is (818) 781-2522 or TTY, (818) 374-7024.
-- Sun Valley WorkSource Center at 9024 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Sun Valley. The telephone number is (818) 504-0334 or TTY, (818) 504-1974;
-- South LA WorkSource Center, 7518 S. Vermont Ave. The telephone number is (323) 752-2115 or TTY, (323) 752-9215.
Information about unfair evictions and discrimination is available by calling the Los Angeles Housing Department's rent hotline at (866) 557-RENT.
Apartments residents have legal protections from evictions if their buildings are foreclosed and can call the rent hotline for assistance.
-- Residents who have been victims of housing discrimination should call
the Housing Rights Center at (800) 477-5977.
People facing homelessness or needing mental health help can call the Los Angeles County hotline at 2-1-1. The Los Angeles County Mental Health Referral Line can be called at (800) 854-7771. The Suicide Prevention Crisis Line can be called at (877) 727-4747.
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