2011 Vermont Code
Title 12 Court Procedure
Chapter 163 CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS
§ 4531 Strict foreclosure exception
§ 4531. Strict foreclosure exception
(a) All liens and mortgages affecting real property may, on the written motion of any party to any suit for foreclosure of such liens or mortgages, or at the discretion of the court before which the foreclosure proceedings are pending, be foreclosed by a judicial foreclosure sale, even if the mortgage does not contain a sale provision instead of a strict foreclosure.
(b) In an action for foreclosure, if a lien or interest in such realty is held by any person or federal agency which may not be foreclosed by strict foreclosure pursuant to federal law, a decree may be entered providing for such period of redemption as the court may determine, and providing for a sale of the mortgaged premises at the conclusion of such period if said premises are not redeemed, and for the time, manner, and notice of sale, if required, and the application of the proceeds therefrom. (Added 1973, No. 47, { 1, eff. April 12, 1973; amended 2005, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), { 5, eff. May 5, 2006.)
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