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Foreclosures
Legal Definition
Foreclosure is the act of selling, by legal proceedings, real property to satisfy the obligations of the landowner to a third party. It is the procedure whereby property pledged as security, as a deed of trust, is sold to pay the debt in the event of default in payment.In Colorado, the deed of trust that secures the debt is an agreement between three parties: the Grantor (owner), the Beneficiary (lender) and the Public Trustee (who has the power of sale--right to sell property at public auction in the event of default).
The Public Trustee's Role
The Public Trustee, by law, serves as the neutral, intermediate party between the lender and the borrower to assure that each party can exercise its legal rights in a foreclosure action. The Public Trustee is not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice to any parties involved in the foreclosure action.The procedure for conducting the foreclosure is set by Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 38, Articles 37 and 38.
Foreclosure Listings, Continuance Listings and the Pre-Sale List are available online.
Contact Us
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Michael R. Westerberg
Public Trustee
1610 W. Littleton Blvd., Ste. 150
Littleton, CO 80120
EmailPhone: 303-730-0071
Fax: 303-730-0076
Relay Colorado: 711Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Foreclosure Sales
Foreclosure sales are held on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the East Hearing Room in the Arapahoe County Administration Building, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO, 80120. There will be no sales held on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, or Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
2023 Holidays
Arapahoe County offices will be closed in observance of these holidays:
New Year's Day (Observed) – Monday, January 2, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 16, 2023
Presidents Day - Monday, February 20, 2023
Memorial Day - Monday, May 29, 2023
Juneteenth - Monday, June 19, 2023
Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Labor Day - Monday, September 4, 2023
Arapahoe Day - Monday, October 2, 2023
Veteran's Day (Observed) - Friday, November 10, 2023
Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 23, 2023
Day after Thanksgiving - Friday, November 24, 2023
Christmas Day - Monday, December 25, 2023
Christmas (Observed) - Tuesday, December 26, 2023