$$ CASH CASHFOR FORKEYS KEYS $$ IfIfyou youhave havereceived receivedaanotice noticetotovacate, vacate,or or aa letter letterfrom fromthe thebank bankor orproperty propertymanagement management company companyabout aboutmoving movingout outof ofthe theproperty, property, you youcan canrequest request“Cash “Cashfor forKeys.” Keys.” This Thismeans means that thatyou youset setan anagreed-upon agreed-upondate datetotomove moveout out and andnegotiate negotiatehow howmuch muchmoney moneythe thebank bankwill will pay paywhen whenyou youmove moveout. out. You Youcannot cannotget getthe the money moneybefore beforeyou youmove movebecause becausethe thebank bankhas has totomake makesure surethat thatyou youleave leavethe theproperty propertyinin good goodcondition. condition. The The“Cash” “Cash”amount amountvaries variesfor foreach eachlender lenderor or bank. bank. ItItcould couldbe be$1,000 $1,000or orititcould couldbe be$3,000. $3,000. You Youneed needtototalk talktotothe thebank bankor orproperty property management managementcompany companyand andnegotiate negotiatethe the payment. payment. After Afteryou youmove moveout, out,the thebank bankor or property propertymanagement managementcompany companywill willinspect inspect the theproperty propertyand andpay payyou youthe theamount amountthat thatyou you have haveagreed agreedtotowith withthem. them. Usually, Usually,you youmust mustleave leaveaakey keytotothe the property. property. The Thehouse housemust mustbe beleft leftinin“Broom “Broom Swept” Swept”condition, condition,which whichmeans meansaaclean cleanhome home down downtotothe thesweeping. sweeping. Only Onlynormal normalwear wearand and tear tearwill willbe beacceptable acceptablewith withno nosigns signsof of vandalism vandalismfrom from the thehomeowner. homeowner. Appliances Appliancesand andfixtures fixturesmust mustbe beleft leftininthe the house, house,unless unlessthe thebank bankhas hasagreed agreedthat thatyou youcan can take takethem. them. There Therecan canbe beno nopets petsleft leftbehind behindor or junk junkininthe theyard yardor orout outbuildings. buildings. KEEP KEEPYOUR YOURHOME HOMENEW NEWMEXICO MEXICO United UnitedSouth SouthBroadway BroadwayCorporation Corporationpartners partners with withthe theNew NewMexico MexicoAttorney AttorneyGeneral Generaland andwith with non-profit non-profitorganizations organizationsstatewide statewidetotohelp help homeowners homeownersatatrisk riskofoflosing losingtheir theirhomes homestoto foreclosure. foreclosure. Working Workingtogether, together,the thepartners partnersprovide providehousing housing counseling counselingand andlegal legalservices servicestotoNew NewMexico Mexico homeowners homeownerstotohelp helpthem themavoid avoidforeclosure foreclosureoror choose choosealternatives alternativestotoforeclosure. foreclosure. FOR FOR HELP HELP Call Callthe theHOTLINE HOTLINEAT AT 1-855-664-6630 1-855-664-6630for forreferral referraltoto housing housingcounseling counselingand andlegal legalservices. services. Orvisit visitthe thewebsite: website: Or www.keepyourhomenewmexico.org www.keepyourhomenewmexico.org Our Ourpartners: partners: Find Findout outabout aboutthe theCourt CourtRules Rulesand and NewMexico Mexicolaws lawsatatyour yourlibrary libraryoror New look lookatatthe theRules Rulesand andlaws lawson-line on-lineatat: : www.nmcompcomm.us www.nmcompcomm.us Use Usethe thePublic PublicAccess AccessLaw Lawtab. tab. WHAT WHAT HAPPENS HAPPENS AFTER AFTER FORECLOSURE? FORECLOSURE? DNAPeople’s People’sLegal LegalServices Services◙◙ CAFé CAFé◙◙DNA Independent IndependentLiving LivingResource ResourceCenter Center◙◙ New NewMexico MexicoLegal LegalAid Aid◙◙N.M. N.M.Attorney AttorneyGeneral General◙◙ Senior SeniorCitizens’ Citizens’Law LawOffice Office◙◙ Springboard Springboard◙◙Tierra Tierradel delSol SolHousing HousingCorporation Corporation The TheCourt Courthas hasruled ruledthe thebank bankwill will get getyour yourhouse. house. What Whatcan canyou youdo? do? 1500 1500 Walter Walter SE, SE, Suite Suite 202 202 Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM NM 87102 87102 505-764-8867 505-764-8867 USBC USBCoffers offersHUD-Certified HUD-CertifiedHousing Housing Counseling, Counseling,and andLegal LegalServices Servicesthrough throughits its Fair FairLending LendingCenter Center FORECLOSURE FORECLOSURE FORECLOSURE TheThe The District District District Court Court Court hashas has made made made a decision aa decision decision thatthat that the the the bank bank bank The District Court has made a decision that the bank or lender or or or lender lender is entitled is is entitled entitled to your to to to your your house. house. house. TheThe The District District District Court Court Court lender is entitled your house. The District Court hashas has also also also decided decided decided howhow how much much much money money money youyou you owe owe owe toowe the to to to the thethe has also decided how much money you bank. bank. bank. What What What do you do dodo you you doyou now? do dodo now? now? bank. What now? APPEAL APPEAL APPEAL If you If If you you disagree disagree disagree withwith with the the the judge’s judge’s judge’s decision, decision, decision, youyou you can can can If you disagree with the judge’s decision, you can appeal appeal appeal your your your case. case. case. An An An appeal appeal appeal is complicated. is is complicated. complicated. YouYou You appeal your case. An appeal is complicated. You should should should talktalk talk totalk ato tolawyer aa lawyer lawyer about about about howhow how tohow appeal. to to to appeal. appeal. If you If If you you should to a lawyer about appeal. If you can’t can’t can’t hire hire hire a hire lawyer aa lawyer lawyer for for for thefor the the appeal, appeal, appeal, youyou you can can can get get getget can’t a lawyer the appeal, you can information information information from from from www.nmcourts.com. www.nmcourts.com. www.nmcourts.com. TheThe The Court Court Court of of of of information from www.nmcourts.com. The Court Appeals hashas anhas appeal packet. Appeals Appeals has an anan appeal appeal packet. packet. Appeals appeal packet. An An appeal must be filed with the Court of Appeals An appeal appeal must must be bebe filed filed with with the the Court Court of ofof Appeals Appeals An appeal must filed with the Court Appeals within 30 days of the final decision of the District within within 30 3030 days days of of of the the final final decision decision of of of the the District District within days the final decision the District Court. During the the appeal, youyou have to post apost bond Court. Court. During During the appeal, appeal, you have have to to to post post aa bond bond if if if Court. During the appeal, you have a if bond youyou want to stay instay the house. YouYou have to ask the you want want to to to stay stay in in in the the house. house. You have have to to to ask ask the thethe you want the house. You have ask District Court to set the amount of the bond. District District Court Court to to to set setset the the amount amount of of of the the bond. bond. District Court the amount the bond. SALE SALE SALE Once Once Once the the the District District District Court Court Court hashas has made made made its decision, its itsits decision, decision, the the thethe Once the District Court has made decision, bank bank bank will will will set set asetdate aa date date for for thefor the the judicial judicial judicial salesale sale ofsale the of of of the the house. house. house. bank will set afor date the judicial the house. TheThe The sale sale sale issale run is is run run byrun aby bySpecial aa Special Special Master Master Master whowho who iswho is is is The is by a Special Master appointed appointed appointed by the by byby the the Court. Court. Court. In almost In In In almost almost every every every casecase case the the thethe appointed the Court. almost every case bank bank bank is the is is the the only only only bidder bidder bidder andand and the the the house house house is sold is is sold sold tosold the to to to the thethe bank is the only bidder and the house is bank bank bank that that that foreclosed. foreclosed. foreclosed. Usually, Usually, Usually, the the the bank bank bank pays pays pays about about about bank that foreclosed. Usually, the bank pays about 2/32/3 2/3 of2/3 the of of of the the value value value of the of of of the the house, house, house, leaving leaving leaving about about about 1/31/3 1/3 still still still the value the house, leaving about 1/3 still owing. owing. owing. ThisThis This isThis called is is called called the the the “deficiency.” “deficiency.” “deficiency.” owing. is called the “deficiency.” Once Once Once the the the sale sale sale takes takes takes place, place, place, the the the Special Special Special Master Master Master Once the sale takes place, the Special Master prepares prepares prepares a report aa report report for for for thefor the the judge. judge. judge. TheThe The judge judge judge must must must prepares a report the judge. The judge must approve approve approve the the the Special Special Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report. Report. Report. If you If If you you have have have approve the Special Master’s Report. If you have been been been participating participating participating in the in in in the the court court court case, case, case, you you you will will will get get get a get aa a been participating the court case, you will copy copy copy of the of of of the the Special Special Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report Report Report andand and you you you will will will bewill be bebe copy the Special Master’s Report and you ableable able toable file to to to file file a response aa response response withwith with the the the Court. Court. Court. If you If If you you disagree disagree disagree file a response with the Court. If you disagree withwith with the the the Special Special Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report, Report, Report, andand and you you you file file file a file aa a with the Special Master’s Report, and you response, response, response, youyou you can can can also also also request request request a hearing aa hearing hearing to explain to to to explain explain to to to to response, you can also request a hearing explain the the the judge judge judge whywhy why you you you disagree. disagree. disagree. Usually Usually Usually your your your dispute dispute dispute the judge why you disagree. Usually your dispute would would would be based be bebe based based on the on onon the the sale sale sale price, price, price, the the the charges charges charges or other or or or other other would based the sale price, the charges other feesfees fees included included included in the in in in the the Special Special Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report. Report. Report. fees included the Special Master’s Report. REDEMPTION REDEMPTION REDEMPTION Your Your Your mortgage mortgage mortgage gives gives gives youyou you the the the right right right of redemption. of of of redemption. redemption. Your mortgage gives you the right redemption. New New New Mexico Mexico Mexico lawlaw law permits permits permits up to up upup nine to to to nine nine months months months butbut but most most most New Mexico law permits nine months but most mortgages mortgages mortgages specify specify specify oneone one month. month. month. ThisThis This means means means thatthat that you you you mortgages specify one month. This means that you have have have one one one month month month after after after the the the Court Court Court signs signs signs an order an anan order order have one month after the Court signs order approving approving approving the the the Special Special Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report Report Report to buy to to to buy buy your your your approving the Special Master’s Report buy your from from from the the the bank. bank. bank. In order In In In order order to redeem, to to to redeem, redeem, youyou you home home back back home back from the bank. order redeem, you home back price price price plus plus plus have have have to pay to to to pay pay the the the bank bank bank the the the amount amount amount of the of of of the the sale sale sale price plus have pay the bank the amount the sale feesfees fees and and and charges charges charges approved approved approved by the by byby the the judge judge judge in the in in in the the Special Special Special fees and charges approved the judge the Special Master’s Master’s Master’s Report. Report. Report. New New New Mexico Mexico Mexico lawlaw law has has has a has procedure aa procedure procedure Master’s Report. New Mexico law a procedure in which in in in which which youyou you file file file a Petition aa Petition Petition forfor for Redemption Redemption Redemption withwith with the the thethe which you file a Petition for Redemption with Court. Court. Court. YouYou You will will will have have have to pay to to to pay pay the the the full full full amount amount amount paidpaid paid at at at at Court. You will have pay the full amount paid the the the sale sale sale plus plus plus interest interest interest andand and charges. charges. charges. ThisThis This payment payment payment the sale plus interest and charges. This payment must must must be posted be bebe posted posted withwith with the the the Court. Court. Court. Like Like Like any any any other other other papers papers papers must posted with the Court. Like any other papers filed filed filed with with with the the the Court, Court, Court, youyou you must must must give give give copies copies copies of your of of of your your filed with the Court, you must give copies your paperwork paperwork paperwork to the to to to the the attorney attorney attorney for for for thefor the the other other other sideside side ofside your of of of your your paperwork the attorney the other your case. case. case. case. BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY If you If If you you have have have ahave lotaa lot of lot debt, of of of debt, debt, including including including the the the money money money owed owed owed If you a lot debt, including the money owed on your on onon your your house, house, house, youyou you can can can file file file forfile for for bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy at any at at at any any your house, you can for bankruptcy any timetime time during during during the the the foreclosure foreclosure foreclosure process. process. process. ThisThis This will will will place place place time during the foreclosure process. This will place the the the foreclosure foreclosure foreclosure lawsuit lawsuit lawsuit “on“on “on hold” hold” hold” until until until the the thethe the foreclosure lawsuit “on hold” until Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Court Court Court processes processes processes your your your bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy Bankruptcy Court processes your bankruptcy application. application. application. application. Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy willwill will give give give you you you time time time to make to to to make make a payment aa payment payment Bankruptcy will give you time make a payment planplan plan with with with the the the bank bank bank and and and make make make the the the payments payments payments on your on onon your your plan with the bank and make the payments your house. house. house. It may It It may may also also also give give give you you you time time time to apply to to to apply apply for for for a loan aa loan loan house. It may also give you time apply for a loan modification modification modification on your on onon your your mortgage. mortgage. mortgage. YouYou You will will will need need need to to to to modification your mortgage. You will need consult consult consult withwith with awith bankruptcy aa bankruptcy bankruptcy attorney. attorney. attorney. YouYou You can can can also also also consult a bankruptcy attorney. You can also purchase purchase purchase a “pro aa “pro “pro se” se” (self (self (self help) help) help) packet packet packet at the at at the thethe purchase ase” “pro se” (self help) packet at bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy court. court. court. YouYou You can can can find find find out out out more more more about about about bankruptcy court. You can find out more about bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy at the at at the the Consumer Consumer Consumer Debt Debt Debt Workshops Workshops Workshops offered offered offered bankruptcy at the Consumer Debt Workshops offered by the by byby the the New New New Mexico Mexico Mexico State State State Bar. Bar. Bar. Check Check the the the website website website the New Mexico State Bar.Check Check the website (www.nmbar.org) (www.nmbar.org) (www.nmbar.org) or call or or or call call 797-6000; 797-6000; 797-6000; toll-free toll-free toll-free 1-8001-8001-800(www.nmbar.org) call 797-6000; toll-free 1-800876-6227, to to find out when a workshop is scheduled 876-6227, to find out when a workshop is scheduled 876-6227, find out when a workshop is scheduled you. nearnear you. near you. EVICTION EVICTION OROR MOVING MOVING OUT OUT EVICTION OR MOVING OUT Once Once Once the the the sale sale sale issale approved is is approved approved or your or or or your your redemption redemption redemption period period period Once the is approved your redemption period hashas has passed, passed, passed, youyou you may may may be notified be bebe notified notified thatthat that you you you has passed, you may notified that you must must must move move move outout out ofout your of ofof your your house. house. house. Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes youyou you will will will must move your house. Sometimes you will receive receive receive a three-day aa three-day three-day notice notice notice to vacate to to to vacate vacate the the the property. property. property. If If If If receive a three-day notice vacate the property. youyou you doyou not do dodo not not move move move outout out onout your on onon your your own, own, own, the the the bank bank bank might might might not move your own, the bank might have have have to ask to to to ask ask the the the Court Court Court for for for a Writ aa Writ Writ Assistance. of of of Assistance. Assistance. have ask the Court for a of Writ Assistance. Assistance Assistance is included is is included in in in Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes the the the Writ Writ Writ of of of of Assistance included Sometimes the Writ thethe Judgment Judgment andand there there is not is is not a not separate a separate hearing. hearing. the Judgment and there a separate hearing. If the If If the bank bank applies applies forfor a for separate a separate Writ Writ of of of the bank applies a separate Writ Assistance, Assistance, youyou will will need need to file to to file a file response a response with with Assistance, you will need a response with thethe Court Court if you if you do notdo not want want to move to to move outoutout the Court ifdo you not want move immediately. immediately. Once Once thethe Court Court signs signs thethe Writ Writ of of of immediately. Once the Court signs the Writ Assistance, Assistance, thethe bank bank hashas the the legal legal right right to force to to force Assistance, the bank has the legal right force youyou you toyou move to to to move move outout out ofout the of of of the the house. house. house. TheThe The bank bank bank can can can give give give the the thethe move the house. The bank can give Writ Writ Writ of Assistance of of of Assistance Assistance to the to to to the the sheriff sheriff sheriff andand and the the the sheriff sheriff sheriff cancan can Writ Assistance the sheriff and the sheriff can change change change the the the locks locks locks andand and take take take other other other steps steps steps to ensure to to to ensure ensure thatthat that change the locks and take other steps ensure that youyou you leave leave leave the the the house. house. house. you leave the house. Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes the the the bank bank bank doesn’t doesn’t doesn’t do anything do dodo anything anything andand and you you you Sometimes the bank doesn’t anything and you cancan can continue continue continue to live to to to live live inlive the in in in the the house house house indefinitely. indefinitely. indefinitely. can continue the house indefinitely. Sometimes, Sometimes, Sometimes, the the the bank bank bank lets lets lets the the the homeowner homeowner homeowner staystay stay sostay that so soso that that Sometimes, the bank lets the homeowner that the the the house house house is not is is not not vacant vacant vacant andand and subject subject subject to vandalism. to to to vandalism. vandalism. the house is not vacant and subject vandalism. If your If If your your loan loan loan was was was insured insured insured by Fannie by byby Fannie Fannie MaeMae Mae or Freddie or or or Freddie Freddie If your loan was insured Fannie Mae Freddie Mac, Mac, Mac, youyou you should should should receive receive receive a letter aa letter letter offering offering offering to let to to to you let letlet you you Mac, you should receive a letter offering you apply apply apply to rent to to to rent rent the the the property property property as aas astenant. aa tenant. tenant. ThisThis This program program program apply rent the property as a tenant. This program gives gives gives youyou you the the the opportunity opportunity opportunity to apply to to to apply apply to rent to to to rent rent your your your home, home, home, gives you the opportunity apply rent your home, usually usually usually at market at at at market market rent.rent. rent. TheThe The Freddie Freddie Freddie MacMac Mac program program program is is is is usually market rent. The Freddie Mac program called called called REO REO REO Rental Rental Rental (www.freddiemac.com). (www.freddiemac.com). (www.freddiemac.com). TheThe The called REO Rental (www.freddiemac.com). The Fannie Fannie Fannie MaeMae Mae program program program is called is is called called Deed Deed Deed for for for Lease Lease Lease Fannie Mae program is called Deed for Lease (www.fanniemae.com (www.fanniemae.com (www.fanniemae.com or 1-800-732-6643). or or or 1-800-732-6643). 1-800-732-6643). 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BEWARE BEWARE OFOF FORECLOSURE FORECLOSURE BEWARE OF FORECLOSURE RESCUE RESCUE SCAMS SCAMS RESCUE SCAMS BeBe Be wary wary wary of anyone of ofof anyone anyone who: who: who: Be wary anyone who: an an up-front up-front payment payment to toto Wants Wants Wants an up-front payment help help youyou modify modify your your loan loan help you modify your loan Is Is an out-of-state out-of-state lawlaw firm firm Isan an out-of-state law firm offering offering to obtain toto obtain a loan a loan offering obtain a loan modification modification forfor you you modification for you Asks youyou to sign toto sign a deed a deed giving giving Asks Asks you sign a deed giving them them your your home home them your home Claims that that you you have have to move toto move Claims Claims that you have move outout ofout the of of the home home so so they they cancan the home so they can sellsell it. it. it. sell If you If you think youyou have have been been scammed, scammed, Ifthink you think you have been scammed, or have oror have questions, questions, callcall the the New New have questions, call the New Mexico Mexico Attorney Attorney General’s General’s Office Office at at at Mexico Attorney General’s Office 1-505-222-9038. 1-505-222-9038. 1-505-222-9038. 1-505-222-9038.
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