{"id":346,"date":"2015-01-21T16:29:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T21:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/bowditchrealestateblog\/?p=346"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:26:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:26:53","slug":"springfield-loses-out-in-foreclosure-ordinance-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/bowditchrealestateblog\/2015\/01\/21\/springfield-loses-out-in-foreclosure-ordinance-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield Loses Out In Foreclosure Ordinance Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/lawyers\/gemma-ypparila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Ypparila<\/a> &#8211; In December, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Springfield\u2019s 2011 foreclosure ordinances illegal because they are pre-empted by state law.\u00a0 Six western Massachusetts banks challenged ordinances that attempted to address the wave of foreclosures and resulting public safety concerns triggered by the economic downturn of 2008.\u00a0 The city sought to address urban blight by establishing a program requiring mandatory mediation between mortgagors and mortgagees as well as requiring owners of buildings that are vacant or undergoing foreclosure to register with the city so that the city could monitor and hold mortgagors and mortgagees alike liable for the upkeep and\u00a0 maintenance of the foreclosed properties.\u00a0 Ultimately, the court ruled that the only way these measures could be properly addressed would be through legislative change.\u00a0 The case <a href=\"http:\/\/masscases.com\/cases\/sjc\/470\/470mass284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easthampton Savings Bank &amp; others v. City of Springfield<\/a>, SJC-11612, 470 Mass. 284 (Dec. 19, 2014) can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/masscases.com\/cases\/sjc\/470\/470mass284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. 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