The next step you need to take is to return to court with a motion for entry of default and seek an order of default issued by the court. Once the default order has been issued, then you need to file a motion for seizure and sale to satisfy debt. You would have to then notice the owner and any other lienholders and they would have an opportunity to object. If they fail to object, the court will grant you a writ of seizure and sale and this will allow the property to be sold to satify the debt. Any money received in excess of the debt would have to be placed in an escrow account for the other lienholders and the owner in that order.
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