2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL (§§ 38-1-101 — 38-53-110) › REAL PROPERTY (§§ 38-30-101 — 38-46-104) › MORTGAGES AND TRUST DEEDS (§§ 38-37-100.5 — 38-40-106) › Article 38 - FORECLOSURE SALES (§§ 38-38-100.3 — 38-38-901) › Part 5 - ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S DEED, SHERIFF'S DEED, AND THE NATURE OF TITLE (§§ 38-38-501 — 38-38-506) › Section 38-38-506 - Omitted parties - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, "omitted party" means any person who:
(a)
Prior to the recording of the notice of election and demand or lis pendens, has either acquired a record interest in the property or has obtained a valid possessory interest and is in actual possession of the property, which interest is junior to the deed of trust or other lien being foreclosed and would otherwise be extinguished by the foreclosure; and
(b)
Is not included as a party defendant in a judicial foreclosure action or, if included, is not served with process, or is not served with notice of levy or seizure pursuant to section
13-55-102
, C.R.S., or is not notified pursuant to section
38-38-103
of a sale, or is not notified in connection with the legal proceedings contemplated by section
38-38-105
.
(2)
(a)
The interest of an omitted party in the property that is the subject of a sale may be terminated if the omitted party, or anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party, in a civil action commenced at any time by any interested person as defined in paragraph (c) of this subsection (2), by an omitted party, or by anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party, is afforded rights of cure if the omitted party would have been entitled to cure pursuant to section
38-38-104
, or is afforded redemption rights if the omitted party would have been entitled to redeem pursuant to section
38-38-302
, upon such terms as the court may deem equitable under the circumstances, which terms shall not, however, be more favorable than the person's statutory rights. The court shall give full consideration to whether the omitted party or anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party was given or had actual notice or knowledge of the foreclosure and was given an opportunity to exercise statutory rights to cure or redeem.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the lien that is the subject of the sale shall not be extinguished by merger with the title to the property acquired pursuant to section
38-38-501
until the interest of any omitted party has been affirmed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section or has been terminated as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), or by operation of law. The omitted party, or anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party, cannot extinguish the lien that is subject to the sale by enforcement of the lien of the omitted party.
(c)
As used in this section, "interested person" means the holder of the evidence of debt being foreclosed, a holder of a certificate of purchase or certificate of redemption issued pursuant to section
38-38-401
or
38-38-402
, or an owner of the property pursuant to section
38-38-501
or a person claiming by, through, or under such holder or owner.
(d)
An omitted party, or anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party, shall not have a remedy to cure or redeem, except as set forth in this subsection (2). An interested party shall not be able to extinguish an omitted party's interest except as set forth in this subsection (2) or by written waiver or agreement signed by the omitted party or anyone claiming by, through, or under an omitted party.
(3)
If an interested person files with the officer at any time a document affirming an omitted party's interest in the property, subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of the recorded instrument from which such omitted party's interest is derived, or in the case of an omitted party that is a lessee, subject to the terms and conditions of the lease, whether written or oral, the interest of such omitted party in the property shall not be affected by the foreclosure, and such omitted party shall have no right to cure or redeem.
(4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1476, § 31; L. 2007, p. 1849, § 27, effective January 1, 2008.)
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1672, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1476, § 31, effective 1/1/2008. L. 2009: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended and (2)(d) added, (HB 09 -1207), ch. 164, p. 720, § 18, effective 1/1/2010.
The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 305, Session Laws of Colorado 2006, was changed from July 1, 2007, to January 1, 2008, by section 27 of chapter 404, Session Laws of Colorado 2007. (See L. 2007, p. 1849.)