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A person quits their job non-COVID related reasons. The person moves out of the state and abandoned the home. During that time, this person makes a request to receive COVID relief on their mortgage.

Is this illegal? Also does the spouse have a legal obligation to report it?

LawCurious
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  • There are quite a lot of COVID-related mortgage-relief programs, and the answer may depend on which one is involved. Which program, specifically, are you talking about? – bdb484 Sep 17 '20 at 03:10
  • Said individual could say they could not find a job in their new locale because the economy tanked. Or because the kiddo can’t go to school. The program really only says “pandemic related financial hardship.” Mixing divorce/custody dispute and some unrelated law the other party is purportedly violating rarely helps.. – Damila Sep 17 '20 at 03:48
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    Your question is very unclear and poorly written, not to mention the multitude of gaps that make it unanswerable. Who do you mean by "they"? what do you mean by a person [in singular] quitting "their" [in plural] job? whose spouse are you asking about? – Iñaki Viggers Sep 17 '20 at 08:30
  • I'm not sure which mortgage-relief program. The person is a nurse and has not experienced any difficulty finding a job. – LawCurious Sep 17 '20 at 18:00

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Disclaimer: Assuming you meant USA

No. The criteria are so vague that it can include almost anything, like cannot find a new job because everything is down, extra expenses, etc:

For homeowners with mortgages covered by the CARES Act, you only need to explain that you have a pandemic-related financial hardship, directly or indirectly related to the pandemic.

(Emphasis added)

CFPB

As noted in a comment by @bdb484, there are different programs, so it might depend which one and which relief.

Damila
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