Is Your Landlord Going Through Foreclosure?
Here's what you need to know.
From Hillsborough County Government Online: Renters and tenants of residential homes are being affected by the foreclosure crisis by landlords who don’t pay their mortgages. While some landlords do use the rent money to make their mortgage payments, others purposely pocket the rent money and keep their tenants out of the loop as the property goes to foreclosure. These tenants can lose out on getting their security deposit returned from the defaulting owner, and may not know to whom they should make their rent payments. What Tenants In Foreclosure Need To Know: 1. Understand the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act 2009. 2. Research the property and owner through county records online. If Tenants Want To Remain In The Dwelling: For a copy …
