It is any written agreement for the sale of real property (land and the buildings on it). In a real estate contract, the seller keeps legal title until the buyer finishes paying for it.
The seller cancels your rights under the contract because you are not meeting your end of the agreement, such as making your monthly payments.
No. You usually have fewer rights than someone facing foreclosure.
*See a lawyer BEFORE the seller forfeits your real estate contract.
No. The seller can cancel (“forfeit”) your rights without going to court.
No. The seller can instead foreclose on the home as if they would if you had a mortgage. A seller who chooses to do it this way must follow the procedure in Foreclosure When You Have a Mortgage. Then you will have the same rights as someone with a mortgage.
As soon as you fall behind in your payments.
A seller must send you a Notice of Intent to Forfeit, and then a Declaration of Forfeiture. If you get either, see a lawyer immediately.
*The seller cannot forfeit your real estate contract until at least 90 days have passed from the date the seller records the Notice of Intent to Forfeit.
Yes, if you can both:
Yes, within ten days after the day the seller records the Declaration of Forfeiture. If you do not, the seller can start the eviction process.
No. However, you will not owe the seller any more money.
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