A home is a financial asset and more. It is a place to live and raise children, it's a plan for the future and it's an investment in your community. The City of Hollywood promotes home preservation and encourages you to contact the Department of Community Development should you require additional assistance. HCR's main telephone number is (954) 921-3271.

The Following Are Tips You Can Do To Avoid Foreclosure:

1. Contact your lender's loss mitigation department
2. Open and respond all mail from your lender
3. Call a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency
4. Create a personal budget and review your financial resources
5. Consider ways of increasing your income and reducing your expenses

Helpful Web-Sites:

www.hud.gov/florida
www.hopenow.com (1-888-995-HOPE)
www.hispanicunity.org

HUD approved Housing Counseling Agencies in Broward County:

1. Broward County Housing Authority (954) 739-1114
2. New Visions Community Development Corp 954-768-0920
3. Neighborhood Housing Services 1-800-401-7601
4. HOPE Human Resources (954) 342-8470
5. Urban League of Broward County (954) 625-2590

Other Related Resources:

1. Legal Aid Service of Broward County (954) 765-8950
2. U.S. Department of HUD, FHA Resource Center 1-800-225-5342
3. Broward County Property Appraisers (954) 357-7542
4. Florida Department of Financial Services (954) 321-2900
5. Florida Department of Business and
6. Profession Regulation -
   Florida's Condominium Regulation Resources 1-850-922-7671
7. Work Force One of Broward County (954) 967-1010

The City Of Hollywood's Default Counselor

Kristina Fausel (954) 924-2922 - kfausel@hollywoodfl.org, or

For information on how to obtain a HUD certified default counselor, you can visit HUD'S website www.HUD.gov. When you get to the home page of the HUD website you will need to click on the RESOURCES tab at the top, select the HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies from the drop down, click on the state of Florida, scroll down (alphabetical order by City) to the nearest City to you. Contact the Counseling Office for further instruction or call the HUD office at 800-569-4287. You can also access that site via this direct link.