Does a family member have eviction rights after a house is sold in Georgia?
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Does a family member have eviction rights after a house is sold in Georgia?
I am currently living in my Grandmother’s house which was sold on the Douglas
County, GA courthouse steps on Sept. 5th after going through foreclosure. I moved
in with my Grandmother 7 years ago to take care of her but she moved to a nursing
home last October after she started needing full time care. The new owner is
saying that they can legally enter the home after 7 days but I need more time
than that to move. Do I have the same rights as her, the legal former owner of
the house, to the eviction process if it comes to that? Will the court see this
as a civil case if I refuse to leave after the 7 days is up?
Asked on September 8, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You have no legal right to the home whatsoever: 1) you were not an owner of the house--living in a house with the owner's permission does not give you any rights to the property; and 2) even if you had been an owner, the forceclosure cut off your rights to the home--when a home is foreclosed upon, the owner(s) lose all rights to it.
The buyers can ask you to leave immediately. If you don't, they can bring a legal action (commonly called an action for "ejectment," though it may have a different name in your state) to remove you. This can be done on an expedited basis and can take only a very few weeks.
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