When Weston foreclosure attorney Jonathan Kline of JK Law read through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — an impromptu law passed in March to ease economic hardship amid the COVID-19 pandemic — he had a revelation. And it could signal great news for homeowners litigating against foreclosure.

Section 4022 of the CARES Act temporarily blocks federally-backed mortgage loan servicers from enforcing foreclosures against homeowners who are experiencing hardship, regardless of whether they’re delinquent. But, while federally backed usually means a Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Affairs or U.S. Department of Agriculture loan, Kline noticed the provision goes further.

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