Even Arkansas changed its rules recently (not because of Jones' case) to require in-person notice to a home owner if his or her principal place of residence is at risk.

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No one in the owner class seems to take notice, however, even after the collapse of Bear Stearns in March.

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The owner of a property has the right to eject squatters without serving notice or applying to a court for an eviction order.

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The firm also found a number of foreclosure sales that occurred less than 20 days after the Notice of Trustees sale, casting doubt on the legitimacy of the title transfer to the new owner.

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The software loaded on devices will have to know something about its owner's likes and dislikes so it only gives them notice of the things they are interested in, says Mr Stenton.

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Flowers, Roberts ruled that when a mailed notice of a tax foreclosure is returned unclaimed, a state must take additional reasonable steps to notify the property owner before selling his property, if practicable.

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