Harris v. Bayview (Adv. Pro. 15-09047) 4/13/2016

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The debtor filed a complaint seeking equitable review of a foreclosure sale conducted against the debtor's residence on the grounds that the foreclosure was inadequate and contained a material irregulairty.  The foreclosure sale resulted in a coveyance of  the debtor's residence to Bayview by credit bid.  The debtor alleged that the foreclosure, initiated and completed by a trustee on behalf of Bayview when Bayview was the holder of the note and deed of trust, was improper because the trustee did not obtain an order from the state court finding that Bayview was the property holder of the note and deed of trust.  Instead, the trustee relied upon a previous order issued to approve of the foreclosure at a time when Bayview's assignor was the holder of the note and deed of trust. The Court found that nothing in N.C. Gen. Stat. 45-21.1 et seq. prevented the assignment of the mortgage post-foreclosure hearing or requires the trustee or new holder of the note and deed of trust to re-initiate the foreclosure hearing upon receipt of the note. The debtor had notice of the original foreclosure initiated by the same trustee throughout the netire process, and the debtor's right to notice of foreclosure was not harmed by the subsequent transfer of the mortgage after the foreclosure hearing and before the foreclosure sale.  The proposed amendment to the complaint was denied as it was futile.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Published: 
No
Index Heading: 
UCC & Non-Bankruptcy Law Issues