redemption period

When The Buyer Takes The Law Into His Own Hands: Self-Help Eviction, Dumped Property, And Renovations On A Broken Title

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Texas Property Code § 209.011(a) commands a purchaser of occupied property at an HOA foreclosure sale to “commence and prosecute a forcible entry and detainer action” to get possession. This buyer changed the locks himself, dumped a lifetime of property in commercial dumpsters, and started renovating — before the redemption period had even run. Each act created liabilities of its own.

When The Sale Is As Defective As The Judgment: Five Independent Defects In The Foreclosure Sale Itself

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A home sold for 18% of its appraised value, at a sale noticed with a phantom plaintiff, confirmed by a return that named nobody, closed with a tax deed that recited the wrong redemption statute. Texas law requires only a slight irregularity that contributes to a grossly inadequate price to set a sale aside. This sale had four.

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