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’ »