| Hawaii Foreclosure
Procedure
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Use the following
foreclosure process to develop a definite plan of action with
well-timed, well-informed steps, so you can stop the foreclosure process
and save your home!
Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
Non judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
Foreclosure in Hawaii takes one of two
forms: (1) judicial foreclosure by a lawsuit much like any other lawsuit
or (2) sale under a power of sale clause in the mortgage.
Preferred Method:
Judicial foreclosure is the preferred
method in Hawaii. Although trust deeds are available, they are not
commonly used.
Judicial Foreclosure
In a judicial foreclosure, the Circuit
court may assess the amount due on a mortgage, without a jury, and
render judgment for that amount and an order of foreclosure on the
mortgage. The actual sale of the property will take place in the same
way as normal execution sales.
Non-judicial Foreclosure
Preliminary Notices
Advertising
Out-of-court foreclosures must be
published, in English once per week for three consecutive weeks. The
last publication must be run no less that 14 days before the sale date.
Mailing
Mortgage creditors having a mortgaged
lien against the property that another mortgage creditor intends to
foreclose on under a power of sale clause may, if a written request is
given to the foreclosing mortgage creditor, receive notice of the
lender’s intent to foreclose. The foreclosing lender must mail the
notice to the other mortgage creditors at least seven days prior to the
date of the sale.
Sale
The highest bidder at the foreclosure
sale buys the property.
Post-Sale Matters
A buyer at the foreclosure sale holds
title subject to the existing liens. Any surplus from the sale shall be
paid over to the owner of the mortgaged property.
Special Procedures
A notice of any foreclosure on a
condominium apartment must be sent certified or registered mail to the
association of the condominium. This notice must be sent at the time the
lender begins foreclosure proceedings. This provision may not be waived.
Redemption
Redemption rights have been abolished
in Hawaii.
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