Foreclosure Prevention Clinics
Know Your Rights in the Foreclosure Legal Process
Who Can Attend: The clinics are open to any homeowner facing foreclosure. No pre-registration is required. There is no charge.
What: The clinics will offer homeowners information about the judicial foreclosure and mediation process along with guidance on how to prepare and what documents to bring to court and referrals to housing counseling agencies. Homeowners will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with volunteer attorneys and paralegals to discuss their situation.
When:
- In Hartford, usually, but not always, the third Tuesday of every month from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Our next Hartford clinic will be on the fourth Tuesday of March, Tuesday, March 27.
- In Fairfield County, usually, but not always, the third Wednesday of every month from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Our next Fairfield County clinic will be in Bridgeport on Wednesday, March 21.
Please confirm dates and locations with the flyer links below. This website will be updated if a class is canceled for weather-related reasons – you may also call 860-263-0731 to learn whether a clinic will be held on a particular night.
Where:
From I-84: Take Exit 44 and then Prospect Ave. north to Albany Ave. Turn right onto Albany Ave., go ½ mile, and turn left onto Mark Twain Dr. (A sign for Westbrook Village is at the corner of Albany Ave. and Mark Twain Dr.). Drive approximately 1 mile. The University High School will be on your left, shortly after the stop sign.
From Downtown Hartford: Take Albany Ave. west, past Blue Hills Ave. and Westbourne Parkway. Turn right onto Mark Twain Dr. (A sign for Westbrook Village is at the corner of Albany Ave. and Mark Twain Dr.) Drive approximately 1 mile. The University High School will be on your left, shortly after the stop sign.
Our partners:
We have run clinics in Hartford since 2009 with the University of Hartford’s Paralegal Studies Program. We have run clinics in Fairfield County since February 2011 with Homes Saved By Faith. The clinics in Fairfield County are jointly sponsored by the mayors of Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk: Bill Finch, Michael Pavia, and Richard Moccia.
A representative from the state Department of Banking and a Foreclosure Mediation Specialist from the state’s Judicial Branch speak at the legal clinics, along with one of the Center’s Foreclosure Prevention attorneys.
Additional Presentations for Homeowners:
We also speak at HUD/CHFA-approved housing counselors’ orientations in the greater New Haven area and in New London County. These orientations require pre-registration and include a short talk on the foreclosure and mediation process by a Center attorney.
- For Greater New Haven (New Haven, Meriden, East Haven, and Milford): for registration information, click here for The ROOF Project’s website and call the listed numbers.
- For New London County (Norwich and New London): To register, and for more information, call Catholic Charities at 860-889-8346.
To download a copy of the Center’s foreclosure manual “Representing Yourself in Foreclosure: A Guide for Connecticut Homeowners,” click here or attend a Foreclosure Prevention Clinic, where the manual is distributed.