A bill before the Nevada Legislature would make it a felony to intentionally damage or remove any part of a home that the occupant knew was in foreclosure. A homeowner or renter who breaks the law could face one to four years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.
Henderson homeowner Bruce Clemmer said he came home to a 120-day foreclosure notice on his door the week after a story about his frustrating loan modification experience with Merrill Lynch was published in the March 13 Las Vegas Review-Journal.
