Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Housing Remedy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
New law lets survivors sever abuser’s interest in contracts for deed
Summary
Senator Heather Gustafson said the law allows survivors to petition the court to extinguish an abuser’s joint interest in a contract for deed when the abuser abandons the property or stops payments, enabling survivors who have been paying to keep their homes.
Senator Heather Gustafson described a change intended to help survivors remain in housing when an abuser has a joint contractual interest in a property but abandons payments.
"Thanks to this new law, survivors in this situation will have the ability to petition the courts to extinguish the joint interest of their abuser in a contract for deed when the abuser abandons the property and stops making their obligated payments," Gustafson said, explaining the reform lets an equitable owner who has continued payments sever ties to an abuser who otherwise could lay claim to the property in the future.
Sponsors said the change restores an available legal remedy for survivors who had been left without one under prior law, and that secure housing is critical to recovery.
