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Can’t Pay Your Mortgage? What You Can Do If You’re Facing Foreclosure

Legal Aid BC
This revised booklet is for homeowners who can’t make their mortgage payments, or have received a petition to go to court. It explains what homeowners can do during foreclosure, and lists agencies that can help. Includes where to get required court forms online and instructions to complete them.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Dial-a-Law: Builders Liens

People’s Law School
Occasionally, those who work or supply materials on a construction project aren’t paid for the work or materials supplied. A “builders lien” can help them collect the money they’re owed.
Last reviewed March 2024