1
Mortgage and
Chapter 25 Foreclosure
Basics
2
Foreclosure Law and Eviction Mortgage Types
and Terms
Law
3
Introduction to
Foreclosure
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Mortgage and
Foreclosure
Section 1 Basics
2
Mortgage Types
Overview of Foreclosure and Terms
3
Introduction to
Foreclosure
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1| Overview of Foreclosure:
Mortgage and Foreclosure Basics
Source of Law
State statute
Federal regulations
Dodd-Frank Act
Mortgage Theory
Title theory
Lien theory
Intermediate theory
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1| Overview of Foreclosure:
Mortgage Types and Terms
Types of Mortgages
Fixed rate mortgages
Adjustable rate mortgages
(ARMs)
Balloon mortgages
FHA loans
2 nd mortgages & HELOCs
Acceleration clause
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Introduction to Foreclosure
Recording statutes & lien priority
Race
Notice
Race-notice
Judicial vs. Non-judicial
foreclosure
Jurisdiction
Circuit court
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Initiating
Foreclosure
Section 2
2
Contested
Foreclosures
Foreclosure Procedure
3
Foreclosure
Judgments
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2| Foreclosure Procedure:
Initiating Foreclosure
Default
120-day delinquency
requirement
Consumer Financial Protection
Board, 12 C.F.R. § 1024.41
Complaint
Lis pendens
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2| Foreclosure Procedure:
Contested Foreclosures
Answer (or uncontested)
Limited discovery
Motion for summary
judgment/motion to dismiss
Trial (court of equity)
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2| Foreclosure Procedure:
Foreclosure Judgments
Final Judgment of Foreclosure
All foreclosure judgments are final
in Florida
Foreclosure sale
Deficiency Judgment
S.o.L. of 1yr. for residential
properties with no more than 4 units
Eviction proceedings to recover
actual possession
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Section 3
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Defenses
Foreclosure Defenses and 2
Alternatives Alternatives
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3| Foreclosure Defenses and Alternatives:
Defenses
Cure/reinstatement
Defective service
Lack of default
Failure to comply with federal
regulations
Lack of standing
Redemption
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3| Foreclosure Defenses and Alternatives:
Alternatives
Loan modification
Forbearance
Repayment plan
Bankruptcy
Deed in Lieu
Short sale
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Section 4 Types of
Tenancies
2
Overview of Eviction Landlord-Tenant
Duties
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4| Overview of Eviction:
Types of Tenancies
Types of tenancies
Term of years
Periodic
At-will
Tenancy at sufferance/holdover
tenancy
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Landlord-Tenant Duties
Landlord duties
Deliver possession of the
leased premises
Covenant of quiet enjoyment
Implied warranty of habitability
Tenant duties
Payment of rent
Prohibition on committing waste
Maintenance of the leased
premises
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Section 5 Eviction Notices
2
Eviction Procedure Judicial
Procedure
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Eviction Notices
Nonjudicial
3-Day Notice for Nonpayment of
Rent
7-Day Notice of Noncompliance/7-
Day Notice to Cure
7-Day Notice of Termination
Other notices of termination
15-day (month-to-month)
30-day (quarter-to-quarter)
60-day (year-to-year)
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5| Eviction Procedure:
Judicial Procedure
If tenant fails to cure or
vacate, judicial proceedings
ensue
Complaint
Answer
Hearing
Final Judgment for Removal
of Tenant
Writ of Possession
Prohibition on self-help
eviction
Post-foreclosure eviction
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Section 6
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Eviction
Defenses
Eviction Defenses
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6| Eviction Defenses:
Eviction Defenses
Cure
Material noncompliance
by landlord
Lack of breach/breach
out of tenant’s control
Defective notice
Retaliatory eviction
Discrimination
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References
Fla. Stat. §§ 45.0315, 48.23, 83.40-67, 695.01,
702.01-11, 760.23.
12 C.F.R. § 1024.41.
42 U.S.C. § 3604.
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