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05-19-2005, 10:45 PM
Minnesota Foreclosure Law
Summary
Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
NonJudicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
Primary Security Instruments: Deed of Trust, Mortgage
Timeline: Typically 60 days
Right of Redemption: Yes
Deficiency Judgments Allowed: Yes In Minnesota, lenders may foreclose on deeds of trusts or mortgages in default using either a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure process.
Judicial Foreclosure - The judicial process of foreclosure, which involves filing a lawsuit to obtain a court order to foreclose, is used when no power of sale is present in the mortgage or deed of trust. Generally, after the court declares a foreclosure, your property will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
NonJudicial Foreclosure - The nonjudicial process of foreclosure is used when a power of sale clause exists in a mortgage or deed of trust.
A "power of sale" clause is the clause in a deed of trust or mortgage, in which the borrower preauthorizes the sale of property to pay off the balance on a loan in the event of the their default.
In deeds of trust or mortgages where a power of sale exists, the power given to the lender to sell the property may be executed by the lender or their representative, typically referred to as the trustee. Regulations for this type of foreclosure process are outlined below in the "Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines".
Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines - If the deed of trust or mortgage contains a power of sale clause and specifies the time, place and terms of sale, then the specified procedure must be followed. However, in Minnesota, a nonjudicial foreclosure may only occur if:
1) no lawsuit to collect the on the mortgage is already underway;
2) the mortgage and any assignments of the mortgage to new lenders have been recorded; and
3) a notice has been given eight (8) weeks before the foreclosure on a propertystead.
If all of these conditions have been met, then the foreclosure may proceed as follows:
A notice of sale, containing the borrower and lender(s) name, the original loan amount and current amount of default, the date of the mortgage, a description of the property and the time, place and date of the foreclosure sale, must be recorded in the county where the property resides. The sheriff of the county in which the property is located must conduct the sale on the date specified in the notice of sale. At some point during the sale, the sheriff must read an itemized statement, which has been filed by the lender, of the amount due at the time of the sale.
The property is sold to the highest bidder, who will receive certificate of sale.
Lenders may pursue a deficiency judgment, but it is limited to the amount of the fair marker value of the property and the unpaid balance of the original loan.
Borrowers have up to one (1) year to redeem the property by paying the past due amount on the loan.
Summary
Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
NonJudicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
Primary Security Instruments: Deed of Trust, Mortgage
Timeline: Typically 60 days
Right of Redemption: Yes
Deficiency Judgments Allowed: Yes In Minnesota, lenders may foreclose on deeds of trusts or mortgages in default using either a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure process.
Judicial Foreclosure - The judicial process of foreclosure, which involves filing a lawsuit to obtain a court order to foreclose, is used when no power of sale is present in the mortgage or deed of trust. Generally, after the court declares a foreclosure, your property will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
NonJudicial Foreclosure - The nonjudicial process of foreclosure is used when a power of sale clause exists in a mortgage or deed of trust.
A "power of sale" clause is the clause in a deed of trust or mortgage, in which the borrower preauthorizes the sale of property to pay off the balance on a loan in the event of the their default.
In deeds of trust or mortgages where a power of sale exists, the power given to the lender to sell the property may be executed by the lender or their representative, typically referred to as the trustee. Regulations for this type of foreclosure process are outlined below in the "Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines".
Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines - If the deed of trust or mortgage contains a power of sale clause and specifies the time, place and terms of sale, then the specified procedure must be followed. However, in Minnesota, a nonjudicial foreclosure may only occur if:
1) no lawsuit to collect the on the mortgage is already underway;
2) the mortgage and any assignments of the mortgage to new lenders have been recorded; and
3) a notice has been given eight (8) weeks before the foreclosure on a propertystead.
If all of these conditions have been met, then the foreclosure may proceed as follows:
A notice of sale, containing the borrower and lender(s) name, the original loan amount and current amount of default, the date of the mortgage, a description of the property and the time, place and date of the foreclosure sale, must be recorded in the county where the property resides. The sheriff of the county in which the property is located must conduct the sale on the date specified in the notice of sale. At some point during the sale, the sheriff must read an itemized statement, which has been filed by the lender, of the amount due at the time of the sale.
The property is sold to the highest bidder, who will receive certificate of sale.
Lenders may pursue a deficiency judgment, but it is limited to the amount of the fair marker value of the property and the unpaid balance of the original loan.
Borrowers have up to one (1) year to redeem the property by paying the past due amount on the loan.