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05-02-2011, 11:46 AM
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If I am a renter, and it goes into...
...foreclosure, do I have to show the house to potential buyers? The house I am renting has been foreclosed on. The bank has been trying to show the house and they say they posted notices on our door, but we never got them. We have a lease that isn't up until Sept 1, 2011. They have served us eviction papers (apparently they sold the house-even though no one has ever seen it?), . They are claiming "Non compliance" because we didn't show the house ( we have NEVER been late on our rent). Their attorney says he can kick us out in 30 days. Don't we have any rights? What can we do?
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05-02-2011, 11:50 AM
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Unfortunately as renters there isn't much you can do.30 days is the "reasonable" amount of time for landlords to give you notice before giving you the boot.There should have been phone contact / face-to-face contact with your landlords prior to being harassed about the non compliance stuff.
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05-02-2011, 01:25 PM
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Presuming that you live in the US, you can look at the HUD website - they have answers to these type of situations
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05-02-2011, 04:32 PM
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If you have a lease, no one can change that unless you are somehow violating it (ie not paying rent). Otherwise, nothing changes except the bank becomes your new landlord. They should have contacted you about where to send rent. They cannot force you to leave, give you notice before your lease is up, or evict you. If they attempt to take you to court, you can laugh with the judge when the case is dismissed. They can certainly, however, make it worth your while to leave (ie no last month's rent, full refund of deposit, and moving expenses).And, no, you don't have to show the place to potential buyers.
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05-03-2011, 07:17 AM
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The lease grants you certain rights.- Find it and read it.Those rights probably survive the sale, (bind the bank and the new owner).It probably also grants the landlord some kind of access, which they are claiming you denied them. First step in trying to get you out.If they want you out, and you want to stay, you will probably need a lawyer to fight them.Practically, the best thing might be to try to reach some accomodation.If they'll give you reasonable time to move, you won't raise legal hassles for them.
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