should you continue paying rent when the owner of the house has been served with forclosure papers
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should you continue paying rent when the owner of the house has been served with forclosure papers
we are renting a house found out its being forclosed. Should we keep paying to stay there
Asked on June 26, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Washington
Answers:
S.J.H., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
The fact that the house is in foreclosure does not mean that you are not obligated to pay rent. If you fail to pay the landlord you are in danger of being evicted. His relationship with the bank is none of your concern unless of course you have a lease and the house is foreclosed on and you are evicted by the bank before the lease term. At that point you may be able to sue your landlord for breach of lease. However until the point arises, I would continue top pay rent.
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