Amendment ID: S1981-2-R1

Redraft Amendment 2

Punitive Damages

Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Chandler and Mr. Montigny move to amend the bill in section 2, in subsection (e), by adding the following:- 

“The court may award actual damages and punitive damages for all claims arising out of a failure to comply with sections 14, 15, 35A and 35B of chapter 244 or any other requirement of law with respect to the foreclosure. The court may consider the value of a mortgage and any down payment and equity associated with the underlying foreclosed property when assessing damages.”