Should I pay rent or not? Landlord defaulted on...
...mortgage and still let me move in the building? I am living in a building that is going up for sheriff sale in December. I moved in this building in April. For the past two weeks my neighbor (who lives upstairs) and I have been getting mail saying that the owner owes $140,256 (mortgage) on the building and the building will be auctioned off. It's obvious that he has not paid his mortgage in years. Then yesterday I received a piece of mail from the city's water department threatening to shut the water off because he owes them $2,624. I called the number listed on the letter to gain information about this situation and the woman told me that the water bill has not been paid since early 2009 and that the water is now on ILLEGALLY. Also I have a leak my ceiling which is coming from the bathroom of my neighbor. He never fixes anything. So, my question is, What should I do about RENT because he not paying the bills on the house and it's obvious he doesn't care about the building.I don't have any money saved up to move. I have no where to go. But I am not going to pay. he can forget that. And to the person whose saying "Pay"...Why should I. He's not doing anything with the monsy He doesnt fix anything, doesnt pay bills. So it would be pointless just to give away my money.
|