power of sale

power of sale
power of sale see power 2b

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

power of sale
A clause commonly inserted in a mortgage and deed of trust that grants the creditor or trustee the right and authority, upon default in the payment of the debt, to advertise and sell the property at public auction, without resorting to a court for authorization to do so.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


power of sale
A clause commonly inserted in a mortgage and deed of trust that grants the creditor or trustee the right and authority, upon default in the payment of the debt, to advertise and sell the property at public auction, without resorting to a court for authorization to do so.

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