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I own a cooperative apartment in Harlem in New York City. I am going to have to let the apartment go into foreclosure. I am living in North Carolina and still collecting unemployment benefits from New York. If I go into foreclosure can my unemployment benefits be taken by Citimortgage or the Board of the cooperative building. This is the money I am living on, and I have benefits till June of 2010-thanks

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State/Country relating to Question: New York

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I tried to get Citimortgage to modify my loans and I was turned down as I don't live in the apartment, and am unemployed

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Under federal law unemployment benefits are exempt from collections unless unless the judgment is for child or spousal support

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Expert: KUMAR PATURI ESQ
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Answered: 11/5/2009

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