On January 12th, 2024, New Jersey's Fair Foreclosure Act was amended to include a new foreclosure protection for homeowners. Specifically, the introduction of the Community Wealth Preservation Program gives families facing foreclosure the first chance to buy back their homes at sheriff's sales.
The Fastest Possible Foreclosure Timeline is About 12 Months Then they must file and serve the Complaint and provide you 35 days to Answer. If you fail to Answer they must move for Default and have the case returned to the Office of Foreclosure. Then, they must wait 14 days to Move for Entry of Final Judgment.
Once the complaint is filed, it enters a Lis pendens, meaning a suit is pending. The lender becomes the plaintiff, and the debtor becomes the defendant in the court record. The case receives a docket number. The plaintiff must serve the defendant with the foreclosure complaint.
A notice of pendency shall state the names of the parties to the action, including the name and telephone number of the mortgage servicer for a foreclosing party involving a mortgage foreclosure of a one- to four-family residential property, the object of the action and a description of the property affected.
Federal Foreclosure Law 111-22, Div A, Title VII sec. 702, 123 Stat. 1660, before a tenant can be evicted due to foreclosure, the landlord must provide the tenant with a 90 day notice to quit when the foreclosed property has been purchased by a buyer who wants to personally occupy it as his or her primary residence.
Cancellation of lis pendens - Before final judgment, a notice of lis pendens may be cancelled upon order of the court, after proper showing that the notice is for the purpose of molesting the adverse party, or that it is not necessary to protect the rights of the party who caused it to be registered.
The filing and releasing of a Notice of Lis Pendens (certified copy) should be filed with the Recorder's Office of the county where the property resides. 1. Real estate must be located within this judicial district unless the Court otherwise orders.
Preservation of Rights: Lis pendens helps preserve the rights of parties involved in the dispute by establishing priority over subsequent claims or interests in the property. It effectively puts the world on notice that any transfer of the property may be subject to the outcome of the pending legal action.
The Final Summary Judgment will show the amount you owe the lender including principal, interest, attorney fees, expense, and court costs. After Final Summary Judgment is entered, next the Judge will set a foreclosure sale date which is usually 30-45 days after the entry of the Judgment.
The doctrine of lis pendens prevents parties who acquired an interest during the pendency of a foreclosure from challenging a trial court's judgment. Nationstar Mortgage, L.L.C. v. Scarville, 2024-Ohio-1580, at ¶ 12.