[WSBARP] Ownership of home post foreclosure auction

Thu Jun 23 10:53:09 PDT 2016

Wendy:

I am not clear in my own mind about how the foreclosure process tolls the
statute of limitations.  In general, how does that work?  I am willing to
learn.  (I try not to but it happens anyway.)

Jim

James R. Doran
Attorney at Law
100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)393-9506
jim at doranlegal.com
www.doranlegal.com

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Wendy Walter <WWalter at mccarthyholthus.com>
wrote:

> But if the lender was statutorily barred from proceeding to foreclosure
> because of the pre-foreclosure diligence, meet and confer requirements, or
> the mediation program and the potential CFPB delays to proceeding to
> foreclosure due to the 120 day rule or the bar on dual tracking while
> reviewing a complete loss mitigation application the SOL defense might not
> apply.
>
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim Doran
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:09 AM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Ownership of home post foreclosure auction
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>
> That's what I thought.
>
> Now, bring in the Statute of Limitations issue and the debt might be
> barred completely or at least partially.  This depends on the time fromthe
> "acceleration" of the debt.  but certainly some of the past due payments
> might have fallen off the debt.
>
> Jim Doran
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> James R. Doran
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> Attorney at Law
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> 100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Kathryn R. McKinley <
> Kathryn.McKinley at painehamblen.com> wrote:
>
> The sale is only “final” if the Trustee accepts an offer and delivers the
> deed within 15 days. If that isn’t done, there is no sale and the Deed of
> Trust continues to encumber the property.
>
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Neumiller
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:29 AM
> *To:* 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Ownership of home post foreclosure auction
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>
> Whoa!?!?!  I have never heard of this.  Why would a bank do this??  I
> would think that the foreclosure process WAS completed because an auction
> took place at the court house steps.  It’s not the debtor’s fault the bank
> didn’t credit bid its loan at the sale.  Why couldn’t the debtor now make
> the argument that the loan has been wiped out by the sale and there is no
> deficiency opportunity because the lender used a nonjudicial foreclosure?
> Is anyone else seeing this?
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [
> mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com
> <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>] *On Behalf Of *Jim Doran
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:06 AM
> *To:* attorney at shanapavithran.com; WSBA Real Property Listserv <
> wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Ownership of home post foreclosure auction.
>
>
>
> If the home was not "purchased" at the sale then the foreclosure was not
> completed.  No deed from the Trustee was delivered to a new owner.
>
> This means that your client is still the owner of the property.
>
> There are a number of defenses that can be raised in a foreclosure process
> to keep the bank and servicer at bay.  Now that the great recession of 2008
> is getting years past the statute of limitations defense is looming and
> working its way through the courts of America.  The entire debt or part of
> it might now be barred.
>
> anyway, if you client wants to talk to me a bout tis, or you want to, I am
> happy to do so.  I have been doing "foreclosure defense" for a while now.
>
> Jim Doran
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>
> James R. Doran
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> Attorney at Law
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> 100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:49 AM, <attorney at shanapavithran.com> wrote:
>
>  I have a client, whose home was foreclosed, pursuant to a trust deed
> foreclosure.  The lender held an auction on 2/5/16.  The value of the
> mortgage was approximately 230K appraised current value is approximately
> 155K.  Though foreclosed, home was not sold at the auction.  The bank did
> not bid at the auction or transfer ownership of the home to the bank's
> name.  The home remains in the client's name. He still pays the water bill
> on it.  He does not live there right now.  What rights does he have
> regarding the home?  Does the bank own it or does the client own it
> outright, as the mortgage is discharged by the foreclosure.
>
>
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