It depends on the loan. California has a "one-action, property first" rule which means a lender can only do one thing to take action against you and that action must first be against the property....
A deficiency judgment is where the owner of a mortgage or deed of trust is awarded a judgment against the borrower in the amount of:
the amount of money owed in the mortgage or deed of trust
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If there is an agreement and an applicable waiting period is not waived, a deficiency judgment may be obtained on a mortgage in Indiana. This means that deficiency judgments in the state of Indiana...
There are not specific SOL's that apply to judgments in any US state.
Judgments are granted for a specified amount of time usually from 5-20 years, with the majority of judgments being renewable....