what is a writ of seizure and sale 
a writ of seizure and sale is an order issued by a court that allows the petitioner usually a creditor to take ownership of a property from a borrower once the property has been seized by the creditor it can be sold usually at auction writs of seizure and sale are used to take possession of a property when a borrower has failed to make payments on the debt or loan for an extended period of time 