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Article #269: State of Minnesota Foreclosure Law Summary

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Which law provision governs foreclosure Minnesota, following conditions should be
in Minnesota? fulfilled.
The laws which govern are found in 4.No lawsuit to collect the on the
Chapter 580.01 et. seq.(Mortgages, mortgage is already underway
Foreclosure of Minnesota Statutes (2004). 5.mortgage and any assignments of the
What happens during Judicial Foreclosure mortgage to new lenders have been
in Minnesota? recorded
It involves filing a law suite to obtain 6.a notice has been given eight (8) weeks
a court order. This is done when no power before the foreclosure on a homestead
of sale is present in mortgage/deed. Once If all of these conditions are fulfilled
foreclosure is declared, property is then non-judicial foreclosure happens as
auctioned off to highest bidder. follows:
What happens during Non-Judicial The notice of sale should have name of
Foreclosure in Minnesota? the borrower, lender, original loan
Non-judicial foreclosure is conducted amount, current loan amount with default,
only when power of sale clause exists in date of mortgage, the description of the
deed of trust/mortgage. This clause property, time, date and place of the
allows borrower pre-authorizes the sale sale. This notice should be recorded at
of property to pay off the balance loan the county office where property is
in the incidence of their default. In located. The sale is conducted by the
such cases power is given to lender to sheriff; he must read an itemized
sell the property by himself or his statement, which is filed by lender, of
representative who generally referred as the amount due at the time of the sale.
trustee. Guidelines for such procedure The highest bidder receives certificate
are mentioned under "Guidelines for power of sale after winning. Lender can also go
of sale foreclosure". for deficiency judgment with a
Guidelines for power of sale foreclosure restriction to the amount of fair market
If the deed of trust/mortgage contains a value of the property and unpaid balance
power of sale clause with specified time, of the loan. The borrower gets one year
place and terms of sale, then it should of redemption period.
be followed. This is legal information; it should not
To carry out Non-judicial foreclosure in be treated as legal advice.






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