The trustee who is qualified under Subsection 57-1-21(1)(a)(i) or (iv) is given the power of sale by which the trustee may exercise and cause the trust property to be sold in the manner provided in Sections 57-1-24 and 57-1-27, after a breach of an obligation for which the trust property is conveyed as security; or, at the option of the beneficiary, a trust deed may be foreclosed in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on real property. The power of sale may be exercised by the trustee without express provision for it in the trust deed.
Utah Code § 57-1-23
Sale of trust property -- Power of trustee -- Foreclosure of trust deed
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Bank of America v. Adamson (2017)
Most recently applied in Bank of America v. Adamson (January 2017)
Amended by Chapter 236, 2001 General Session
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