Some more nightmare tales from the housing front.

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Banks Breaking Into Occupied Homes In Foreclosure To Change Locks

In their zeal to complete foreclosure proceedings, some banks send representatives to change the locks on properties in foreclosure, even as they remain occupied. The incidents of lock-changing pile further skepticism on a process recently plagued by scandal.

A contractor for JPMorgan Chase changed the front door lock on a woman’s home in Orange County, Florida, as she hid out of fear in her bathroom, Eyewitness News reports. The woman, Nancy Jacobini, was reportedly three months behind on her mortgage and her home was reportedly in foreclosure, but, according to Eyewitness News, the bank isn’t legally allowed to change the locks on an occupied home.

UPDATE: Jacobini and her lawyer, Matthew Weidner, told MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan that Jacobini “is not in foreclosure at all.” An earlier report from WFTV incorrectly stated that she was in foreclosure. Scroll down to watch.

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