Comments on: Sheriff Tom Dart: The Right Idea, The Wrong Solution. Protecting Tenants Whose Landlord Has Been Foreclosed

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:22 +0000

Doug,

I’m unaware of a place on the internet that provides hard data on the number of foreclosures in Connecticut. Every so often the Courant or a Connecticut newspaper will do a story and reference the data.

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-countrywide1007.artoct07,0,1133905.story

Thanks for reading.

By: Peter G

Peter G — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:58:27 +0000

A question . . . I certainly hear a lot about the rising tide of foreclosures in Connecticut, but is there a place to find hard data on just how many residential homeowners are facing foreclosure in Connecticut and on how this compares to previous years?

By: Wideawake

Wideawake — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:32:10 +0000

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SAY THANK YOU TO SHERIFF DART FOR BEING THE ONLY ONE OF THE FEW TO STAND UP TO WASHINGTON AND THE GLOBAL BANKERS!

http://www.cookcountysheriff.org

sheriff@cookcountysheriff.org

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:30:48 +0000

Marty P, I hear you but at least in Connecticut it’s a judge’s job to make sure that banks comply with applicable laws and procedures.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:49:02 +0000

great post hope to see some additional comments next Thursday…see ya

By: Marty P

Marty P — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:33:09 +0000

Dart is probably tared of doing everybody’s job. Thre areCirtian procedures He has to do are suppose to be done by the landlords and others. They are not doing them. Bravo to Dart.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:02:42 +0000

Dear CT Lawyer,

He’s refusing to follow the law. He said on CNN that it is his obligation “to do justice”. Over the past 8 years, as a country, we’ve had government officials who believe that following the law is optional. It’s not.

It’s sad that it’s come to this but I simply cannot respect Sheriff Dart’s arrogance.

An official refusing to follow the law because of his own political beliefs is a greater evil than obeying a law that we may agree is unfair.

By: CT Lawyer

CT Lawyer — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:46:13 +0000

I can’t be too hard on Sheriff Dart. He’s putting his neck out to call attention to a serious problem. I know, I’m engaging in an ends justifies the means analysis, but what is the harm? The banks collect the rent, the tenants stay in their homes. The legislature needs to take action, of course, and it’s not Sheriff Dart’s decision whether or not to enforce the law, but I don’t have the same visceral reaction.