FORM 8 : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY : : : : : : NO. ____CIV_____ Plaintiff (s) vs. Defendant(s) NOTICE OF RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE DIVERSION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO LACKA. CO. R.C.P. 205.2(b) and 1143(a) You have been served with a foreclosure complaint that could cause you to lose your home. If you own and live in the residential property which is the subject of this foreclosure action, you may be able to participate in a court-supervised conciliation conference in an effort to resolve this matter with your lender. If you do not have an attorney, you must take the following steps to be eligible for a conciliation conference. First, within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice, you must contact a housing counselor at either the Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County (570) 558-2490 or the United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (570) 343-8835 to schedule an appointment. Second, once you have contacted one of the housing counselors, you must promptly meet with that housing counselor within twenty (20) days of your telephone contact with them. During that meeting, you must provide the housing counselor with all requested financial information so that a loan resolution proposal can be prepared on your behalf. If you take these steps, the housing counselor will help you prepare and file a Request for Conciliation Conference with the Court. If you do so and a conciliation conference is scheduled, you will have an opportunity to meet with a representative of your lender in an attempt to work out reasonable arrangements with your lender before the mortgage foreclosure suit proceeds forward. If you are represented by a lawyer, it is not necessary for you to contact one of the housing counseling agencies. However, you and your attorney must complete a financial worksheet in the format attached hereto so that you will be able to submit a loan resolution proposal to your lender. If you and your lawyer complete a financial worksheet within forty (40) days of your receipt of this Notice, your lawyer will be able to file a Request for Conciliation Conference on your behalf so that a conciliation conference can be scheduled. At that time, you and your lawyer will meet with a representative of your lender in an effort to work out reasonable arrangements with your lender. IF YOU WISH TO SAVE YOUR HOME, YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY AND TAKE THE STEPS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTICE. THIS PROGRAM IS FREE. Respectfully submitted: _____________ Date _________________________________ [Signature of Counsel for Plaintiff] American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com