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H.R. 839 113th Congress House

Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act

Official title: To require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale.

Introduced: February 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liabilityHousing finance and home ownership
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Feb 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act - Requires each servicer of a home mortgage to provide in writing to a mortgagor of a residential mortgage loan specified prompt notifications and decisions regarding a written request of the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property that is subject to the mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest securing the mortgage loan.

Authorizes an aggrieved individual to bring a civil action for equitable relief and a monetary award of $1,000 for any violation of this Act.

Declares this Act inapplicable to certain residential mortgages entered into before its enactment whose mortgage agreements explicitly provide a procedure or terms for a short sale approval.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 361 Identical bill Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act
  • HR 5496 Fast Help For Homeowners Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 839: Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-839/
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"H.R. 839: Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-839/.
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H.R. 839, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-839/.
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