Judgment Lien Forms Foreclosure In Cook
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Send a public records request to the Office of the Assessor-Recorder in the county or city in which you reside. This office maintains public property records, and will have access to all publicly available foreclosure documents.
To respond to the Mortgage Foreclosure Summons, you actually must respond to the ``Complaint'' which was attached to the Summons. You file a response called an ``Answer'' that responds - paragraph by paragraph - to the claims about you in the Complaint.
To contest a judicial foreclosure, you have to file a written answer to the complaint (the lawsuit). You'll need to present your defenses and explain the reasons why the lender shouldn't be able to foreclose. You might need to defend yourself against a motion for summary judgment and at trial.
During the 5 week notice period, the homeowner can stop the foreclosure by making-up all missed payments (including late fees and attorney costs) or working with an attorney to stop the foreclosure process. The only time it is too late to stop a foreclosure is when the property is sold at auction to a new party.
A judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County oversees the foreclosure process, which typically involves the lender filing a lawsuit against the homeowner for defaulting on the mortgage. If the Court finds in favor of the lender, it can result in the forced sale of the property to repay the outstanding mortgage debt.
Overview of the California Foreclosure Timeline Missed Payments (Day 1-30) ... Notice of Default (NOD) (Day 90-180) ... Notice of Trustee's Sale (NOS) (Day 180-201) ... Foreclosure Auction (Day 201-312) ... Eviction and Post-Foreclosure (After Auction)
Foreclosure proceedings begin with a complaint filed by the lender. The borrower is served a copy of the complaint and a summons, along with a notice of his or her rights during foreclosure. In most cases, the borrower has 30 days to file a response. Failure to respond will result in a default judgment for the lender.
The Rules define “default” as when “a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend,” and define “judgment” as “a decree and any order from which an appeal lies.” Read together, a default judgment is simply any judgment that results from a default.
Most importantly, however, a default judgment provides your client the opportunity and ability to preserve all relief sought against that party.
