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SB 1228: Short Sale Debt Relief

GENERAL BILL by Soto

Short Sale Debt Relief; Creating the “Short Sale Debt Relief Act”; providing that a debtor does not owe a deficiency to a lienholder related to an eligible real property sold pursuant to a bona fide short sale if an offer is received by a debtor within a specified time period and under specified conditions; requiring a lienholder to approve the short sale of property and execute any document necessary to close the sale within a specified time period if a debtor procures a buyer who makes an offer in writing equal to the fair market value of the eligible property, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2013 Senate • Filed
    3/1/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance -SJ 91
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 91
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1228, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2013 at 8:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

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