Protestors crowd Lynn hearing

LYNN – Darick Thin said he has someone willing to buy his Light Street home and allow his family to continue living in there, provided he can convince a housing judge and federal regulators their plan makes sense.Through attorney Eloise Lawrence, Thin asked Northeast Housing Court Judge David Kerman on Tuesday to set aside eviction proceedings triggered by the 2012 foreclosure proceeding on 82 Light St. so that the purchase can be completed and his family can avoid eviction.Lawrence said the sticking point in the effort to end foreclosure proceedings against Thin is the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development policy on insured mortgages.?There is no reason for this eviction: The bank and HUD can be made whole,” she said.HUD spokesman Lamar Wooley said he could not comment Tuesday afternoon on Thin?s case without discussing it with department representatives.About two dozen anti-foreclosure advocates marched in front of housing court Tuesday in support of the Thins and listened as Thin?s daughter, Cynthia, described growing up in the Light Street house her parents bought eight years ago.She said her mother planted a garden in the 82 Light St. backyard and she helped her father renovate one of the home?s bathrooms.?We put our life savings into our home,” she said.Lawrence said Kerman is reviewing Thin?s case and she also asked Kerman to review Eutaw Avenue resident Glenda Rodriguez?s bid to keep from being evicted from her home. Rodriguez on Tuesday said her 40 Eutaw Ave. home faced foreclosure in 2011, and Lawrence on Tuesday asked Kerman to review federal regulations with an eye toward keeping Rodriguez in her home.?We?re claiming there is no common-sense reason that would not allow these people to stay in their property,” she said.Lynn United for Change organizer Isaac Hodes said federal “occupied conveyance” rules do not allow banks to recover money on federally guaranteed home loans unless residents in a foreclosed property no longer live in the home.Wooley could not initially comment on that claim Tuesday. Rodriguez? case is scheduled for a housing court date on Dec. 10. Lawrence did not know when Kerman would rule on Thin?s case.