What is the Foreclosure Process in California?
The California home-buying process usually involves the use of the deed of trust, which by its legal definition involves three parties; the trustor (borrower), the beneficiary (lender), and the trustee (neutral third party receiving the right to foreclose). The deed of trust usually includes a “power of sale” clause that gives the trustee the legal right to enforce collection of the debt. Collection of the debt is ultimately enforced by beneficiary’s right to sell the house when the borrower fails to make their mortgage payments. Defaulting on one’s loan causes the start of foreclosure, the process by which the lender takes over the home in order to recover their principal investment. Once the house is either sold at auction or “repossessed” by the lender, it is sold and the former owner must vacate at the discretion of the new owner. When there is a power of sale clause in the deed of trust the non-judicial process of foreclosure is used. In a non-judicial foreclosure, the trustee mus
