Step 5People & helpYour state's rules
Foreclosure rules in all 50 states and DC
Pick your state on the map. Each guide explains the foreclosure process, notice periods, redemption, mediation, tax sales, bankruptcy exemptions and where to get free help — every fact with its source and how sure we are of it.
295 facts checked against official text · 749 from reputable summaries · 41 not yet confirmed
All states
- AlabamaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- AlaskaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- ArizonaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- ArkansasOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- CaliforniaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- ColoradoOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- ConnecticutCourt (judicial)Core
- DelawareCourt (judicial)Core
- District of ColumbiaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- FloridaCourt (judicial)Core
- GeorgiaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- HawaiiCourt (judicial)Core
- IdahoOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- IllinoisCourt (judicial)Core
- IndianaCourt (judicial)Core
- IowaCourt (judicial)Basic
- KansasCourt (judicial)Basic
- KentuckyCourt (judicial)Basic
- LouisianaCourt (judicial)Basic
- MaineCourt (judicial)Core
- MarylandOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- MassachusettsOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- MichiganOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- MinnesotaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- MississippiOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- MissouriOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- MontanaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- NebraskaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- NevadaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- New HampshireOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- New JerseyCourt (judicial)Core
- New MexicoCourt (judicial)Core
- New YorkCourt (judicial)Core
- North CarolinaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- North DakotaCourt (judicial)Basic
- OhioCourt (judicial)Core
- OklahomaCourt (judicial)Basic
- OregonOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- PennsylvaniaCourt (judicial)Core
- Rhode IslandOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- South CarolinaCourt (judicial)Basic
- South DakotaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- TennesseeOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- TexasOut of court (nonjudicial)Deep
- UtahOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- VermontCourt (judicial)Core
- VirginiaOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- WashingtonOut of court (nonjudicial)Core
- West VirginiaOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic
- WisconsinCourt (judicial)Core
- WyomingOut of court (nonjudicial)Basic