What are our rights as tenants if the property managment company handling our rental has gone bankrupt?

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What are our rights as tenants if the property managment company handling our rental has gone bankrupt?

The PMC that we signed our lease with went under. The homeowner/landlord says that she will not return our deposit becasue she never received it from the PMC; she also said that it will be our responsiblity to get it from them (this can’t be right). Is our lease (which we never received a copy of) still standing? The homeowner said she was going to send us a new lease (via her lawyer since she lives out of state) and to put the rest of the months until our lease is up (in 5 months) into contract with her. She has only sent her friend over to talk to us.

Asked on June 22, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Tennessee

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Under the laws of all states in this country, the landlord is repsonsible for the acts and omissions of his or her agents, including the property manager.

If the landlord's agent received monies from you that the landlord did not receive, the landlord is responsible for making good on such money to you regardless if the property management company filed for bankruptcy protection.


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