D.C. homeowners facing foreclosures could soon have longer for mediation and have their rights expanded if they receive defective default notices under a plan city lawmakers are considering.

Consumer advocates, auctioneers and Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration are all pressing for changes to the District’s foreclosure laws, which were the target of a 2010 overhaul in the wake of the national housing crisis, and a D.C. council member said lawmakers are likely to back the modifications.