Foreclosure in Spain Can Mean Lifetime Debt to Bank - NYTimes.com
Foreclosure in Spain Can Mean Lifetime Debt to Bank - NYTimes.com: "Not only are Spanish mortgage holders personally liable for the full amount of the loan, but throw in penalty interest charges and tens of thousands of dollars in court fees, and people can end up, like Mr. Marb�n, facing a mountain of debt. Bankruptcy is not the answer, either. Mortgage debt is specifically excluded here.
“Effectively, you can never get rid of this debt,” said Ada Colau, a human rights lawyer who works for Plataforma, a new advocacy group formed both to give legal advice to homeowners and to push for reform of the country’s foreclosure laws. “Other countries in the European Union also have personal debt mortgages, but you can go to the courts and get relief. Not in Spain.”"
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