Mortgage Foreclosure

Local Court Rule 2.07 was entered on June 5, 2013, which details the Court’s requirements for handling the new Notice of Entry of Default and Judgment of Foreclosure required by Supreme Court Rule 113(d), which went into effect on May 1, 2013.

Per Local Court Rule 2.07, “counsel for the movant shall provide the clerk with envelopes, with all postage fully prepaid, addressed to each person entitled to notice and with the return address of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The docket number of the case to which the notices pertain shall be on the face of each envelope in the lower left hand corner of the envelope. The envelopes shall contain copy of the notice of default and be sealed prior to delivery to the clerk. The clerk shall mail the sealed envelopes to the person to whom they are addressed as provided by the rule.

In addition to the foregoing, counsel for the movant shall file with the clerk copies of each of the notices sent as provided above and an affidavit that certifies the following: (1) a list of the names and addresses of all persons entitled to notice in the case; (2) that the sealed envelopes contain a copy of the notice required by Supreme Court Rule 113 (d); and (3) that a notice has been provided for all persons entitled to receive notice under the Rules.” Effective September 1, 2017, the copies of the notices must be filed with the clerk electronically, followed up by the delivery of the envelopes to the clerk for mailing.

At this time, the Circuit Clerk will not be charging an additional fee for the mailing of the above notice, but all envelopes must have postage prepaid.