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When homeowners face foreclosure on a property they are renting out, tenants often begin to worry about the status of their home. Will the landlord be able to avoid foreclosure? Should the tenants stop paying rent? Will the new owner at the auction evict them, or will the purchaser honor the lease agreement? Unfortunately, many of these questions exist due to differences in the treatment of tenants under state law.

Many times, the first action a purchaser at a foreclosure auction takes is to begin the process of evicting former owners or tenants, whether this action is legal or not. In many cases, although it is not legal, the new owners will pursue this anyway in their effort to take possession of the property as quickly as possible. If this happens, it is usually up to the tenants to assert their rights under the lease. Continue reading ‘Options For Tenants After a Foreclosure’ »

With the current unemployment rate in the U.S. rising to nearly 10%, the foreclosure crisis has affected nearly 938,000 properties between July to September, compared with 890,000 in the previous quarter, and a 23% increase from the third quarter of 2008. According to RealtyTrac, if this trend continues, foreclosures may hit about 3.5 million this year, compared to 2.3 million homes last year.

With foreclosure rates rising, it is important for homeowners to be educated about how they can prevent foreclosures. Though the Federal Government’s $75 billion loan modification program has achieved its goal of beginning trial loan modifications for 500,000 financially-troubled homeowners, a large number of homeowners are still at risk. Continue reading ‘Tips and Advice For Homeowners For Preventing Foreclosures’ »