The American Civil Liberties Union petitioned a state appeals court Thursday to intervene in Lee County’s foreclosure court system, claiming it puts homeowners at an unfair disadvantage.
Their due process rights are violated by a system “that rushes cases toward summary judgment or trial without giving homeowners a meaningful opportunity to develop their cases or present defenses,” the ACLU said in a petition filed with the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland.
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