Recordation of affidavit, conveyance document; effect

HRS §667-33 — under Foreclosures.

HRS §667-33

§667-33 Recordation of affidavit, conveyance document; effect. (a) The affidavit required under section 667-32 and the conveyance document shall be recorded no earlier than ten days after the public sale is held but not later than forty-five days after the public sale is held. The affidavit and the conveyance document may be recorded separately and on different days. After the recordation, the foreclosing mortgagee shall mail or deliver a recorded copy to those persons entitled to receive the public notice of the public sale under section 667-27(c).

(b) When both the affidavit and the conveyance document are recorded:

(c) The mortgagor and any person claiming by, through, or under the mortgagor and who is remaining in possession of the mortgaged property after the recordation of the affidavit and the conveyance document shall be considered a tenant at sufferance subject to eviction or ejectment. The purchaser may bring an action in the nature of summary possession under chapter 666, ejectment, or trespass or may bring any other appropriate action in a court where the mortgaged property is located to obtain a writ of possession, a writ of assistance, or any other relief. In any such action, the court shall award the prevailing party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs and all other reasonable fees and costs, all of which are to be paid for by the non-prevailing party. [L 1998, c 122, pt of §1; am L 2012, c 182, §23]