Kansas Foreclosure Information
When you develop a definite plan of action with well-timed, well-informed steps, you can stop
the foreclosure process and save your home. We have outlined the foreclose process for the
state of Kansas.
Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
Non-judicial Foreclosure Available: No
Preliminary Notices
Advertising Notice of the time and place of sale must be advertised once
a week for three consecutive weeks, with the last publication no more than 14 and no less
than 7 days before the foreclosure day.
Mailing
Notice must be sent to the defaulting borrower within five days of the first
ad.
Sale Procedures
Place
The sale must be at the courthouse, although the district judge may order
the sale on the premises or at another location.
Manner
The sale is by public auction to the highest bidder. The sheriff will at
once give the buyer at the foreclosure sale a certificate of purchase. The certificate of
purchase is all the buyer gets until the borrower's redemption rights expire.
Confirmation
The foreclosure sale must be confirmed by the court after the sale. The
court has discretion to refuse to honor the sale and require a minimum bid or force the
crediting of the market value against what was owed on the loan. Once confirmed, a sheriff's
deed can be issued and it will vest good and perfect title in the foreclosure buyer. However,
the court may specify as a condition of confirmation that the redemption period may run
first, which is 12 months unless reduced.
Special Procedures
A judgment can stay un-enforced up to five years, at which point it becomes
dormant, but is subject to revival for another two years. Afterward the judgment is barred
from enforcement and the court records must reflect that fact.
Deficiency
A deficiency judgment may be obtained for the difference between the foreclosure
sale price and the amount due on the loan. Deficiencies are common. However, the court may
refuse to confirm a sale where the price is not equal to the judgment, which helps prevent
abusive deficiency judgments.
Redemption
The borrower can redeem any real property sold at foreclosure at any time
up to 12 months from the date of sale by paying the holder of the certificate of purchase
the purchase price plus costs and interest. If the judge finds the property is abandoned
or not occupied in good faith, then the redemption period is six months. Lien creditors
must undertake redemption within three months. The former borrower's redemption period may
be reduced if the lien is only one-third of the original indebtedness. The one year goes
down to six months. However, the court may conduct a hearing on market value, and if the
debt is one third of the court-perceived market value, then 12 months for redemption may
be allowed before the court will confirm the sale.
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