HB 1349 — Concerning foreclosure protections.

What this bill does

Revises various provisions related to nonjudicial foreclosures of deeds of trust, including changing the timeline for referral to preforeclosure mediation, clarifying provisions related to delivery of the trustee's deed to the purchaser following trustee sale of the property, removing the home occupancy requirement for successors in interest, and modifying the exemptions from the mediation and remittance requirements. Requires that a trustee continue a sale upon receipt of written notice from the Homeowner Assistance Fund program that an application has been submitted to the program on behalf of the borrower, a successor in interest to a deceased borrower, or a person who has been awarded title to the property.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 2023
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 6, 2023
  46 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting

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