After you file and serve the motion, the Foreclosing Governmental Unit will file a response. The court will then set a court date for the judge to decide the motion. You will get a notice from the court with that court date.
Go to court on the scheduled day and time. Some hearings may be remote, by video or phone. Read Remote Hearings to learn more.
Dress neatly. Arrive 10 or 15 minutes before your scheduled hearing time. Go to the courtroom clerk to check in. The courtroom clerk is inside the judge’s courtroom–this is not the clerk at the counter who takes documents for filing. Tell the clerk in the courtroom:
Follow the clerk’s directions and do not interrupt any hearing in progress.
Bring a copy of your motion and your proof that you owned the property before the foreclosure auction (like a copy of the deed) so that you can look at it if the judge asks questions about it. Also bring paper and something to write with, so you can take notes.
Be ready to say:
The judge might ask you questions. Answer the questions clearly and directly.
The other party will also have a chance to speak if they come to the hearing. When the other party talks, do not interrupt. You can take notes while they speak if they say anything that you want to remember and talk about when it is your turn again. You should have another chance to talk after the other side speaks.
The judge will then decide whether you get any of the leftover money. If you do, the Foreclosing Governmental Unit has to pay you within 21 days.
Watch the Going to Court video for more information.