How do you notice?

This will depend on the jurisdiction, but in most cases it will require a title search to determine who is a “party of interest”, or in other words, who has a reason to be notified because they have an interest, in some way or another, in the real estate involved.

It is my suggestion that you have a professional do the title search. You can do it yourself, but there is no allowance for errors. If you miss somebody in your noticing you can lose 100% of your investment.  The specifics of noticing vary greatly by jurisdiction, but some of the methods that may be required are as follows:

1. Personal Service by the Sheriff
2. Certified letter to each party of interest
3. A legal advertisement run in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction for a specified period of time or even posting of a notice on the property itself. Some jurisdictions may require all of the methods.

Form of the notice

Each state and possibly each jurisdiction within the state may have their own requirements as to the form of notice that is to be used. Your attorney should be able to give you the form or you can talk to the staff at the courthouse and they will probably be wiling to give you sample forms.  Remember that you are now dealing with legal documents and you are not allowed to vary from the court approved forms.

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