Colorado Code § 38-38-105

Court order authorizing sale mandatory - notice of hearing for residential properties - definition
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(1) Repealed.
(2) (a) On and after January 1, 2008, whenever a public trustee forecloses upon a deed of
trust under this article, the holder of the evidence of debt or the attorney for the holder shall
obtain an order authorizing sale from a court of competent jurisdiction to issue the same pursuant
to rule 120 or other rule of the Colorado rules of civil procedure. The order shall recite the date
the hearing was scheduled if no hearing was held, or the date the hearing was completed if a
hearing was held, which date in either case must be no later than the day prior to the last day on
which an effective notice of intent to cure may be filed with the public trustee under section 38-
38-104. A sale held without an order authorizing sale issued in compliance with this paragraph
(a) shall be invalid.
(b) The public trustee shall postpone the sale, unless the holder or the attorney for the
holder causes a copy of the order to be provided to the public trustee no later than 12 noon on the
second business day prior to the date of sale. A sale held in violation of this paragraph (b) shall
not be invalid if an order that complied with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2)
was entered.
(3) (a) Not less than fourteen days before the date set for the hearing pursuant to rule 120
or other rule of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, the holder or the attorney for the holder
seeking an order authorizing sale under this section for a residential property shall cause a notice
of hearing as described in rule 120 (b) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure to be posted in a
conspicuous place on the property that is the subject of the sale. If possible, the notice shall be
posted on the front door of the residence, but if access to the door is not possible or is restricted,
the notice shall be posted at an alternative conspicuous location, such as a gate or similar
impediment. If a person at the residence is impeding posting at the residence at the time of the
attempted posting, the notice may be handed to that person to satisfy this posting requirement.
The notice required by this subsection (3) is sufficient if it complies with the requirements of this
section without regard to any requirements for service of process in a civil action required by
court rule.
(b) For servicers who are not exempt pursuant to section 38-38-103.1 (3) or 38-38-103.2
(4), the notice must contain or be accompanied by a conspicuous statement, substantially as
follows, together with contact information for both the Colorado attorney general's office and the
CFPB:
If you believe that the lender or servicer of this mortgage has violated the
requirements for a single point of contact in section 38-38-103.1, Colorado Revised
Statutes, or the prohibition on dual tracking in section 38-38-103.2, Colorado Revised
Statutes, you may file a complaint with the Colorado attorney general, the federal
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or both, at ___________ [insert contact information
for both]. The filing of a complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.
(4) As used in this section, "residential property" means any real property upon which a
dwelling, as defined in section 5-1-301 (18), C.R.S., is constructed and occupied.

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