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Notice of Default and Right to Cure

Template — the Seller must deliver this before taking any recovery action

Issued by the sellerVersion 2026-10-04.r1 · effective October 4, 2026

In short. The written notice a seller must send before taking any recovery action, giving the buyer a defined period to catch up, plus the accounting notice required after any repossession. Used only if something goes wrong.

Issued, not signed

This is a notice one party sends the other if something goes wrong. There is nothing to sign in advance.

The Seller may not repossess, disable, or take any recovery step before serving this notice and allowing the cure period to expire. Acting without it exposes the Seller to liability and may void the right to any deficiency.

Part A — Notice of default and right to cure

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To (Buyer)blank
Addressblank
From (Seller)blank
Date of noticeblank
Agreement datedblank
Vehicle / VINblank

1. You are in default

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This notice is given under the Murabaha Vehicle Sale and Installment Payment Agreement identified above. You are in default for the following reason:

  • □ One or more payments has not been received more than thirty (30) days after its due date.
  • □ Required insurance on the vehicle has lapsed or been cancelled.
  • □ The vehicle has been sold, transferred, pledged, or removed from California without consent.
  • □ Other: blank

2. Amount required to cure

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ItemAmount
Overdue installments (list dates)$blank
Late charges owed to charity$blank
Documented out-of-pocket costs (receipts attached)$blank
TOTAL REQUIRED TO CURE$blank
Remaining balance if not cured$blank

3. How to cure

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You may cure this default by paying the total shown above, or by remedying the non-monetary breach, on or before:

CURE DEADLINE: blank, 20blank (not less than fifteen days from the date of this notice)

Payment should be made to: blank

If you cure by the deadline, the Agreement continues in full force as if no default had occurred. You may cure more than once.

4. Request to reschedule

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If you are experiencing genuine hardship — job loss, illness, injury, or a substantial fall in income — you may request rescheduling instead of curing. Contact the Seller in writing before the deadline.

Rescheduling cannot increase your total price and no fee may be charged for it. The Seller is encouraged to consider a reasonable request.

5. What happens if you do not cure

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  • The Seller may take possession of the vehicle, without breach of the peace, without force or threat, and without entering a locked or enclosed space without your consent or a court order.
  • Your personal belongings in the vehicle will be inventoried and returned to you at no charge.
  • The vehicle will be sold in a commercially reasonable manner. You will be given written notice of the sale.
  • Proceeds will be applied to documented recovery and sale costs, then to your outstanding balance.
  • Any surplus will be paid to you within thirty (30) days, with a written accounting.
  • If the proceeds do not cover the balance, the Seller will first waive the unearned portion of the markup, and will provide a written accounting of the shortfall.

6. Your rights

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  • You have the right to cure as set out above.
  • You have the right to a written accounting after any sale of the vehicle.
  • You have the right to seek independent legal advice, and to dispute this notice if you believe it is incorrect.
  • You have the right to be treated without harassment, threat, or intimidation.

7. Delivery

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Method of deliveryPersonal / Mail / Email with confirmation
Date deliveredblank
Proof retainedblank

Seller signature: blank Date: blank

Print name: blank

Part B — Notice after repossession

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Serve this notice promptly after taking possession of the vehicle, and before selling it. Do not sell the vehicle until the deadline in section B3 has passed.

To (Buyer)blank
Date of repossessionblank
Vehicle / VINblank
Where the vehicle is being heldblank
Contact for redemption or questionsblank

B1. Your personal property

Any personal belongings found in the vehicle have been inventoried and are available for collection at no charge. An inventory is attached. Return of your property is not conditional on any payment.

B2. What you owe

ItemAmount
Outstanding deferred balance$blank
Documented recovery and storage costs (receipts attached)$blank
AMOUNT TO REDEEM — pay this to get the vehicle back and end the agreement$blank
AMOUNT TO REINSTATE — pay only the overdue installments and costs and the agreement continues$blank

B3. Your right to get the vehicle back

You may redeem or reinstate by paying the applicable amount above on or before:

DEADLINE: blank, 20blank (not less than fifteen days from the date of this notice)

  • Reinstating means paying what is overdue plus documented costs. The agreement then continues on its original terms.
  • Redeeming means paying the full outstanding balance plus documented costs. You then own the vehicle free of the lien.
  • If you do not do either by the deadline, the vehicle will be sold.

B4. How the vehicle will be sold

Manner of salePrivate sale / Public auction
Earliest date of saleblank
Location or auction houseblank

B5. What happens to the money

  • Sale proceeds are applied first to documented recovery, storage, reconditioning and sale costs, then to your outstanding balance.
  • If money is left over, it will be paid to you within thirty (30) days with a written accounting.
  • If the sale does not cover the balance, the unearned portion of the markup will first be waived, and you will be given a written accounting of any remaining shortfall before it is claimed.
  • You will receive a written accounting after the sale whether or not there is a surplus.

B6. Your rights

  • To redeem or reinstate before the deadline.
  • To collect your personal property at no charge.
  • To a commercially reasonable sale and a written accounting afterwards.
  • To dispute this notice, and to seek independent legal advice.

Seller signature: blank Date: blank

Print name: blank

This is a self-help form, not legal advice. Bysmillah is not a law firm and is not a party to this document. Obtain independent legal advice before signing.

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