What are the steps for a Foreclosure action?

A Foreclosure action that results in the actual sale of the property by the Sheriff is a lengthy process. Key steps in the Process are as follows:

• Complaint Filed: The matter is brought before the court
• Judgment Entry Filed: Judgment is granted, and the property may be sold to recover judgment amount(s) due. (Typically filed 3-9 months after the complaint)
• Praecipe Filed/Order of Sale Issued: This order directs the Sheriff to advertise and sell the property. The terms of the sale are specified in this paperwork. The terms of sale are established at the discretion of the Plaintiff's Attorney and the Court. The Sheriff cannot authorize an extension of these terms. The property is auctioned at Sheriff Sale.
• Confirmation Filed: This order names the purchaser, orders the deed, orders the distribution of proceeds, orders lien cancellations, etc. and awards the purchaser the right to file for a writ of possession should anyone be occupying the property.

The Common Pleas Clerk of Courts Civil Division is located at 205 S. High Street, Akron, Ohio. They are the keeper of records and have the entire case file for each foreclosure case. Their phone number is (330) 643-2205. Responses to questions posed to the Clerk of Courts office will be limited to the type of paperwork filed. You can access the same information through their website https://clerkweb.summitoh.net that they can provide over the telephone. To learn the specific content of any case document, you would have to review the actual case file.