State Foreclosure Laws

Listed below are websites where you can find access to your state foreclosure laws. Please remember that websites change addresses often. The addresses below were accurate on the day they were typed, but the various state agencies may change the address. If an address fails to work, contact your state for an updated address.

Alabama http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm
See Title 35, Chapter 10 of that Title.

Alaska http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes.htm
Property Law can be found under Title 34 and specifically Chapter 20 of that Title.

Arizona http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/33/title33.htm
See Title 33, Chapter 6, Article 2, of that Title.

Arkansas http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=blr:code
See Title 18, Chapter 50 of that Title.

California http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/statute.html
See Civil Code, Section 2945.

Colorado http://www.198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dill?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0
See Title 38, Real Property, Article 38 of that Title

Connecticut http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2001/pub/Titles.htm
See Volume 12, Title 49, Chapter 846 of that Volume.

Delaware http://198.187.128.12/delaware/lpext.dill?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&s.0
See Title 25, Chapter 21 of that Title.

District of Colobia http://198.187.128.12/dc/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0
See Title 45, Chapter 8 of that Title

Florida http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm
See Title XL, chapter 702 of that Title.

Georgia http://www.ganet.state.ga.us/services/leg/index.cgi?searchtype=legcode.htm&year=1999
See Title 44, Bill 1478.

Hawaii http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/docs.asp
Mortgage foreclosures are found under Chapter 667
Other lien foreclosures may be found under chapter 246.

Idaho http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/TOC/idstTOC.html
Property Law can be found under Title 55.
Foreclosures can be found under Title 45.

Illinois http://www.legis.state.il.us/
Property Law can be found under Chapter 765.
Foreclosure process can be found in Civil Procedure 735 ILCS 5.

Indiana http://www.in.gov/legistative/ic/code/title32/
See Title 32, Article 29.

Iowa Http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IowaLaw.html
See Title XIV.

Kansas http://www.kslegislature.org/cgi-bin/states/index.cgi
Property Law can be found under Chapters 58 and 67.
Foreclosure precess can be found under Civil Procedure, Chapter 60.

Kentucky http://www.Irc.state.ky.us/krs/titles.htm
Property law can be found under Title XXXII
Foreclosures are discussed in Chapter 426.

Louisiana http://www.legis.state.la.us/tsrs/search.htm

Maine http://janus.state.me.us/legis.statutes/search.asp
Property Law can be found under Title 33.
Foreclosure process can be found under Title 14.

Maryland http://mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe
Property Law can be found by searching under “Real Property” in the index.

Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm
Property Law can be founder under Part II, titles I and II.
Foreclosure process can be found in Part III, Chapter 244.

Michigan http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=ChapterIndex
Property law can be found under Chapter 554.
Foreclosure procedure can be found in 236-1961-31.

Minnesota http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/500.html
Property Law can be found in Chapters 500 to 515B.
Foreclosure process can be found in Chapter 49.

Mississippi http://198.187.128.12/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0
Property Law can be found in Title 89.
Foreclosure process can be found in 89-1-53.

Missouri http://www.moga.state.mo.us/STATUTES.STATUTES.HTM#T29
Property law can be found under Title XXIX.
Foreclosure proceedings can be found in Chapter 443.190-240.

Montana http://leg.state.mt.us/css/default.asp
Property law can be found under Title 70.
Foreclosure proceedings can be found in Title 71.

Nebraska http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/
Property law and foreclosure process can be found under Section 76.

Nevada http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
Property Law can be found under Title 10.
Security Instruments can be found under Title 9.

New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us/government.laws.html
Conveyances and Mortgages of Realty can be found under Title XLVIII.

New Jersey http://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=84461&depth=2&expandheadings=off&headingswithhits=on&infobase=statutes.nfo&softpage=TOC_Frame_Pg42
Property Law can be found under Title 46.
Foreclosure process can be found under Title 2A.

New Mexico http://198.187.128.12/newmexico/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0
Property Law can be found under Chapter 47.
Liens and Mortgages can be found in Chapter 48.

New York http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?law=99
Property law can be found in Chapter 50, specifically Article 4 of that Chapter.

North Carolina http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/homePage.pl
Property Law can be found under Chapters 47B-47F and 116A-116B.
Foreclosures can be found under Chapter 45.

North Dakota http://www.state.nd.us/lr/index.html
Property Law can be found under Chapter 47.
Foreclosures may be found under Chapter 32.

Ohio http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC
Property Law can be found under title LIII.

Oklahoma http://oklegal.onenet.net/statutes.basic.html
Property Law can be found under Title 60.
Foreclosure procedures can be found in Title 12.

Oregon http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/
Property Law can be found in Chapters 90-105
Foreclosure process can be found in Chapter 88.

Pennsylvania http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Index.html
Property Law can be found under Title 68.
Foreclosure process can be found in Title 21, chapter 2.

Rhode Island http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE34/INDEX.HTM
Property Law can be found under Title 34.
Foreclosure process can be found in 34-27.

South Carolina http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/code/titl27.htm
Property law can be found under Title 27.
Foreclosure process can be found in title 29.

South Dakota http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes.Index.cfm?fuseAction=DisplayStatute&FindType=Statute&TxtStatute=43
Property law can be found under Title 43.
Foreclosure process can be found in Title 44, Chapter 8.

Tennessee http://198.187.128.12/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.gtm&2.0
Property Law can be found under Title 66.
Foreclosure process can be found under Title 26.

Texas http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/pptoc.html
Property Law can be found under the “Property Code.”
Foreclosure process may be found under Chapter 51 of that Code.

Utah http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE57/TITLE57.htm
Property Law can be found under Title 57.
Foreclosures are discussed in Chapter 1 of that Title.

Vermont http://www.leg.state.vt.us/
Property Law can be found under Title 27.
Foreclosure procedure can be found under Title 12, Chapter 121.

Virginia http://leg1state.va.us/000/src.htm
Property Law can be found under Title 55.
Foreclosure process may be found in Chapter 4 of that Title.

Washington http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/rcw/rcw%20%2064%20%20TITLE/rcw%20%2064%20%20%20TITLE/rcw%20%2064%20%20%20TITLE.htm
Property Law can be found under Title 64.
Foreclosure process can be found under Chapter 6.

West Virginia http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
Property Law can be found in Chapters 36-45.
Foreclosure process can be found under Chapter 38.

Wisconsin http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/Statutes.html
Property Law can be found in Chapters 700-710.
Foreclosure process can be found in Chapter 708.

Wyoming http://legiswe.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.htm
Property law can be found in Title 34.
Foreclosure process can be found in Title 1, Chapter 18.