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Glad you did an article on the topic, because the TV news seemed to be confused as to what was going on and who owned the house.  They talked about the bank being the homeowner, and about a realtor calling police, and then they interviewed the former homeowner who actually is listed as the owner in the City's records.  Even though technically the banks own all of our homes (or most of our homes) I can't recall ever when they titled them as "homeowner" as it is up to you and me to maintain the properties, comply with city ordinances, and pay the taxes.

It seems weird to me that the police are just arresting people even when the homeowner, the person listed as the owner, invited them to be there.  So who is pressing the charges--the police, the realtor, US Bank?  This is one of the problems with the foreclosure mess as the banks seem to carelessly boot people out and who cares about the consequences to the neighborhoods, to the people who lived there, to the properties themselves as they fall into disarray and disrepair.

The foreclosures need to stop, at least the kicking out of people into the streets, until the public can be assured that what they are doing is even legal and until paperwork can be produced to an arresting officer that shows the banks own these homes.  I rather see the police kicking in the doors of the banks downtown demanding this type of paperwork, than throwing some kids in jail  protesting the issue.  If the banks want the police to be doing this type of work, maybe they need to give back some of that (taxpayer) bailout money to cover the costs?