Sunday Morning: All About Eviction, From ‘Jingle Mail’ To ‘Cash For Keys’

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Sunday Morning: Times writer David Streitfeld goes to San Bernadino County to hang with the ‘grim reaper’ -- a sheriff’s deputy who evicts people from houses -- and comes back with this must-read about the foreclosure and eviction process.

Read the whole thing -- it’s Sunday. If you can’t, highlights:

--‘Jingle mail’ is when defaulting homeowners give up on the house and mail the keys to the lender.
--’Cash for keys’ is a bribe to get a deadbeat homeowner out of the house before being formally evicted.
--Bankruptcy is one of the few things that can postpone an eviction.
--Lastly, don’t mess with the Deputy when he knocks on your door -- he’s got a court order. He’s also got a Glock .45.