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U.S. v. Agron

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Dec 29, 2005
Civil No. 05-2096(JP) (D.P.R. Dec. 29, 2005)

Opinion

Civil No. 05-2096(JP).

December 29, 2005


FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE


JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT

Upon Plaintiff's motion for judgment, and it appearing from the records on file in this proceeding that default was entered by the Clerk of this Court upon Defendant LUZ ELENIA LORENZO AGRON, for failure to answer or otherwise plead in this case, against which Defendant the Plaintiff is entitled to a Judgment by Default, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES, AND DECREES:

1. On November 12, 1999, Defendant herein subscribed a Mortgage Note for the principal amount of $75,000.00 with interest at the rate of 7.125% per annum.

2. Said Mortgage Note was subscribed in favor of or to the order of Rural Development, an agency and instrumentality of the United States of America.

3. For the purpose of securing the payment of said Note, a mortgage was constituted by Deed Number 62, dated November 12, 1999, before the Notary Public Enrique Alcaraz Casablanca, over the following real property:

Solar identificado en el plano de inscripción con el número NUEVE, sito en el barrio Carreras de Añasco, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de QUINIENTOS OCHENTA Y NUEVE PUNTO CERO SIETE CUARENTA Y UN METROS CUADRADOS (589.0741 mc) en lindes por el NORTE, con parte del remanente de la finca principal; por el SUR, con el Lote Número Ocho; por el ESTE, con terrenos de Lorenzo Rivera y por el OESTE, con calle Proyecto. Contiene y le pertenece una casa residencia de concreto armado y bloques, para una sola familia.

Plaintiff's mortgage was recorded at page "folio móvil", of Añasco, property number 10,813, first inscription, at the Registry of the Property of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

4. The Defendant herein, owner of record of this property, has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the mortgage contract and have refused to pay the stipulated monthly installments, in spite of Plaintiff's demands and collection efforts.

5. According to the terms and conditions of the mortgage contract if default is made in the payment of an installment under the note, and said default is not made good prior to the due date of the next installment, the entire principal sum and accrued interest shall at once become due and payable at the option of the holder.

6. The Defendant's indebtedness with the Plaintiff is:

a) $74,603.26 of aggregate principal;

b) $21,494.90 of interest accrued as of May 27, 2004 and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily accrual rate of 14.56;

c) $1,402.08 of Subsidy Recapture;

d) Plus insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs, disbursements and attorneys fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation.

7. Defendant, as debtor of the amounts prayed for in the complaint, are hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED to pay unto the Plaintiff the amounts specified and set forth in the preceding paragraph 6.

8. In default of the payment of the sums herein specified or of any part thereof within the ten (10) days from the date of entry of this judgment, said property shall be sold by the Marshal of this Court at public auction to the highest bidder thereof, without an appraisement or right of redemption for the payment and satisfaction of plaintiff's mortgage within the limits secured thereby.

9. The Marshal of this Court shall make the sale hereinabove mentioned in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Section 2001 and Section 2002 and the applicable provisions of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Mortgage Law. The notice of sale shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation once a week during four (4) consecutive weeks. The amount of $75,000.00 shall serve as the minimum bid for the first public sale. Should the first public sale fail to produce an award or adjudication, two-thirds of the aforementioned amount shall serve as the minimum bid for the second public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the second public sale, the basis for the third sale shall be one-half of the amount specified as minimum bid for the first public sale. The Marshal of this Court shall proceed to issue the corresponding notice of sale to be published in a newspaper of general circulation without the need of further orders or writs from this Court. Such sale shall be subject to the confirmation of this Court. Upon confirmation, the Marshal shall execute the corresponding deed of judicial sale to the purchaser and he shall be entitled to the delivery of the property sold and its physical possession, in accordance with law. Said possession may be obtained through eviction of the occupant of the property without the need of further order of this Court, if executed within sixty (60) days from the confirmation of the public sale.

10. Any funds derived from the sale to be made in accordance with the terms of this judgment and such further orders of this Court shall be applied as follows:

a) To the payment of all proper expenses attendant upon said sale;

b) To the payments of that part of the indebtedness owed to the Plaintiff in the same order and for the amounts specified, and set forth in the preceding paragraph 6;

c) If after making the above payments there shall be surplus, said surplus shall be delivered to the Clerk of this Court, subject to further orders of the Court;

d) In the case the proceeds from the said sale are not sufficient to cover the full amounts owing to the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff shall be entitled to a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and shall have execution therefor.

11. The Property Registrar of the corresponding Property of Registry of Puerto Rico shall proceed to the recording of the judicial sale deed in favor of the purchaser, free of any liens subsequent to the date of the execution of the foreclosed mortgage.

12. Plaintiff in these proceedings may apply to this Court for such further orders as it may deem advisable to its interest in accordance with the terms of this Judgment and the Clerk shall proceed to issue of course all necessary writs to enforce and execute the same. Fed.R.Civ.P. 77(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Agron

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Dec 29, 2005
Civil No. 05-2096(JP) (D.P.R. Dec. 29, 2005)
Case details for

U.S. v. Agron

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Rural Development), Plaintiff, v. LUZ ELENIA…

Court:United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Date published: Dec 29, 2005

Citations

Civil No. 05-2096(JP) (D.P.R. Dec. 29, 2005)