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Customer Reviews | Serving All Of Florida
(866) 380-2975
A certified letter or a process server at the door changes the mood of a house fast. In Miami-Dade and Broward, most owners who contact a real estate professional after receiving a default notice are dealing with more than one problem at once. Missed payments, rising insurance costs, HOA pressure, probate delays, tenant issues, or a property that needs repairs nobody can afford. A notice of default is serious. It is not the end of the road. If you're holding one right now, the key is to…
An uncontested Florida foreclosure usually takes about 180 days from filing to completion. If the case is contested, especially in backlogged courts, the process can stretch to 12 to 36 months. If you're in Miami-Dade or Broward and you've already missed payments, that timeline isn't just a countdown. It's a decision window. You still have time to respond, negotiate, sell, or restructure the problem before a foreclosure sale date locks in. Many homeowners wait too long because they assume nothing meaningful can happen until the court sets…
TL;DR: Chapter 13 bankruptcy can delay a foreclosure for 3 to 5 years by triggering an automatic stay and placing mortgage arrears into a court-approved repayment plan over 36 to 60 months. That protection is conditional. If you miss required payments or have recent prior filings, the delay can shrink sharply or disappear. You usually read about Chapter 13 when the pressure is already extreme. A foreclosure complaint has been served, a sale date feels close, and every call from the mortgage servicer sounds like a deadline….
