Free Legal Information for Low-Income Oregonians

Housing >  View All Subtopics   Click below for legal information that can help you.     There are 92 resources     Page 1 of 5 Buying a Home - Mortgages, Foreclosure, Taxes    Buying a Home in Oregon (Separate Website) Information about programs that can help you with buying a home in Oregon. By: Oregon Housing & Community Services     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Home Buying Guide (Separate Website) Information about buying a home. Other guides available on this website inclue: Borrowing Basics, Mortgage Guide, and Credit Guide. By: Fannie Mae Foundation     Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español , Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt           Buying a Home (Separate Website) Frequently aksed questions about the steps involved in buying a home. By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Looking for the Best Mortgage (Separate Website) Basic information about how to get the best mortgage for your situation. By: Federal Trade Commission     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Reverse Mortgages (Separate Website) Information about the most common reverse mortgage plans and the benefits and drawbacks of each plan. By: Federal Trade Commission           Avoiding Home Equity Scams (Separate Website) Information about common loan scams that could result in your losing your home. By: Federal Trade Commission           Avoiding Predatory Lenders (Separate Website) Suggestions to help you get a fair loan at reasonable rates. By: AARP           Home Equity Loans: 3 Day Cancellation Rule (Separate Website) When you apply for a personal loan and use your home to guarantee repayment, a federal credit law gives you three days to reconsider a signed credit agreement and cancel the deal without penalty. Learn more here. By: Federal Trade Commission     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Home Equity Loans: Borrowers Beware! (Separate Website) How to protect yourself against losing your home to abusive lending practices. By: Federal Trade Commission     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Liens on Property (Separate Website) General information about liens that can be placed against your property. By: Oregon State Bar           Property Tax Deferrals (Separate Website) Information about postponing the payment of property taxes for disabled and senior citizens. By: Oregon Department of Revenue     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Veteran's Property Tax Exemption (Separate Website) Disabled veterans or surviving spouses of veterans may be able to exempt part of their home's assessed value from real property taxes. By: Oregon Department of Revenue     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Foreclosure (Separate Website) A foreclosure is a procedure to remove a person's rights to own and possess real property, including a house. Find out more here. By: Oregon State Bar           How to Avoid Foreclosure (Separate Website) Steps you can take to avoid foreclosure. By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development     Read this in: Spanish / Español        back to top         Getting Back Your Security Deposit & Personal Property