Property foreclosure is a situation in which a homeowner is unable to make full principal and interest payments on his/her mortgage, which allows the lender to seize the property, evict the homeowner and sell the home, as stipulated in the mortgage agreement. One month after the homeowner misses a mortgage payment, he/she is in default and will be notified by the lender. Three to six a few months after the homeowner yearns for a mortgage payment, assuming the mortgage is still delinquent, and the homeowner has not made up the missed payments in just a particular grace period, the lending company will commence to foreclose. Typically the farther behind the borrower falls, the more difficult it becomes to get up since lenders add fees for payments that are 10 to 15 days late. Each state has their own foreclosure laws covering the notices the lender must post publicly and/or with the homeowner, the homeowner's options for bringing the loan current and avoiding foreclosure, and the met...