Nevada Foreclosure Law Summary

Judicial Foreclosure in Nevada:If the deed of trust/mortgage contains a power
It involves filing a law suite to obtain a courtof sale clause with specified time, place and terms
order. This is done when no power of sale isof sale, then it should be followed.
present in mortgage/deed. Once foreclosure isOtherwise foreclosure takes place as follows:
declared, property is auctioned off to highestLender needs to send copy of notice of default
bidder.and intention to sale to the borrower by certified
After judicial foreclosure, the borrower gets onemail with return receipt requested at the last
year period to redeem his property.known address of the borrower. This should be
Non-Judicial Foreclosure in Nevada:done on the same day when notice is recorded.
Non-judicial foreclosure is conducted only whenThe borrower gets time of 15-35 days to make
power of sale clause exists in deed of trustthe payment. Sometime this depends on the date
mortgage. This clause allows borrowerof original deed of trust. The borrower can also
pre-authorizes the sale of property to pay off thefile "Intent to Cure" with the Public Trustee's
balance loan in the incidence of their default. Inoffice at least fifteen (15) days before the sale
such cases power is given to lender to sell theand then paying the necessary amount to bring
property by himself or his representative whothe loan current by noon the day before the
generally referred as trustee. Guidelines for suchforeclosure sale is scheduled. Lender gets 3
procedure are mentioned under "Guidelines formonths period to obtain deficiency judgment.
power of sale foreclosure".This is legal information; it should not be treated
Guidelines for power of sale foreclosureas legal advice.