Foreclosure; notice of sale when owner is deceased.
Summary
Provides that when the owner of a property to be sold by a trustee pursuant to a deed of trust is deceased, the notice of the sale shall be delivered to the last known address of the deceased owner, any personal representative of the deceased's estate, and any heirs of the deceased as recorded in the land records where the property is located. The bill further provides that the trustee of a deed of trust for property that is sold after the death of the owner shall include (i) any remaining subsequent debts and obligations secured by the deed and (ii) any liens of record inferior to the deed of trust under which the sale is made, with lawful interest, in the list of debts to be paid off using any surplus from the sale prior to paying the remainder of the surplus to the decedent's personal representative. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 26, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB755H1
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106041D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102281D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
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